Kristi Woods encourages faith growth with these tools, ideas, and conversations centered on the Bible, self-worth, love, prayer, and trust.
Welcome to WORD18, our memory verse program. Welcome! How’s it going? This year’s memory verses – are the nuggets of Psalm 34 getting tucked into your heart? Oh, how sweet to admit I’m perfect, but that’s a big ‘ol dream contrived by darkness itself. So the imperfect me continues the journey toward memorizing the first…
Faith … Have you ever sensed God prompting you to action, and deep in the heart you really, really, REALLY long to be obedient, but a blockade stands in the way? It’s frustrating and a ball of emotions, isn’t it? Truth be told, most of us face the obstacle of fear – that’s what…
Do you feel loved? Do you have a Valentine? Maybe not – or maybe you do after all. Feeling Loved and Valentines Day A piece I read recently about Valentine’s Day history intrigued me. I found the history fascinating. What conviction Valentine held! As Valentine’s Day approaches, our chance of similar persecution seems low. Love still…
Tired of not feeling good enough? I have a story to which you might relate. Many voices chimed one, similar answer. I sat astounded. Computer keys clicked as I asked a “crowdsourcing” question on my personal Facebook page. A beautiful group of friends and family sitting on the other side of computers worldwide, offered their…
Can you think of 10 ways to help you hide God’s Word in your heart? Maybe you long to write the Word of God on your heart, drawing close to Him as you meditate? But perhaps you find the endeavor hard, if not nearly impossible? I struggle with this at times, too. Never fear. Here…
Four Keys to Effective Prayer By Jim Wolstenholm Nearly everyone prays – you pray. But do you pray effective prayer? Does your prayer make a difference? Does your prayer get answered? Effective prayer is answered prayer! When we pray effective prayers, they make a profound difference. While faith that your prayers will be answered…
Are Widows on Our Radar? We’re on a journey. To grow. To grow in God, deeper in our relationship Him. Add service to the mix. Because faith without works is, well, dead. Where do widows fit in that mix? Who’s visiting the widows? Are we? Focus on Ministry–Widows, Love, and More Week 1: Service –…
Who among us has neighbored lately? And have we handled the outreach opportunity well? How have we loved our neighbor? In light of the recent Las Vegas massacre, the question rings reasonable – more than reasonable. When my dad died, a line of people snaked through the funeral home and across many cracks in the…
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