Just Say a Word—Two2Grow, June 18 A Post by Emelie Stenhammar, MD“The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.” Matthew 8:8 NIVIn 2016, our family was preparing to move to England, where Mikael was going to do his PhD and I was going to work at a hospital. To be allowed to work there as a medical doctor, I was ...  Read More

Jesus Will Make You Become—Two2Grow, June 17 “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” Mark 1:17 NKJVA world-renowned evangelist once visited the church I was part of. I had never heard him preach before, so I asked one of the church leaders what it was like to listen to him. She said that when you hear him preach the gospel, it is so wonderful that you want to get saved all over aga...  Read More

God Works When You Rest—Two2Grow, June 16 “So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh.” Genesis 2:21 NIVAt one point, I thought that the harder you work, the more God will bless you. I worked very long days and took pride in the few hours of sleep I got. But I eventually came close to bu...  Read More

Puzzle Solver—Two2Grow, June 15 This is what the Lord says— he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters. Isaiah 43:16 NIVThe worship song “Way Maker” is one of my favorites. It speaks of God’s power to do the impossible—to make a way where there is no way. If we could have listened to what the Israelites sang while crossing the Red Sea, I’m sure that would have been their s...  Read More

No Record of Wrongs —Two2Grow, June 14 “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.” 1 Corinthians 13:4–5 NIVAt one time, we had a visiting preacher in our church who was the leader of many churches in South Sudan, a country in Africa torn apart by ...  Read More

God’s Special Attention—Two2Grow, June 13 “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God” Acts 10:4 NIVDo you want God’s special attention?Do you want to be a channel of blessing to others?The way to reaching these goals is through prayer and giving.I’m sure you’re not surprised by the first one—prayer—but giving is not usually something we think about as a way ...  Read More

Practice Generosity—Two2Grow, June 12 “Generous hands are blessed hands because they give bread to the poor.” Proverbs 22:9 (The Message)One Christmas in my late teens, I was given some money. I was very excited and started planning to buy something I had wanted for a long time—a gas-powered R/C car. But during New Year's, I attended a church event, and during worship I sensed the Holy Spirit tell...  Read More

Guard Your Heart—Two2Grow, June 11 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)The heart in biblical thought isn’t just the blood-pumping organ. It is an image of the center of our being, the headquarters that governs our thoughts, desires, and actions. That is why we are told to guard our hearts!Think of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The serpent...  Read More

Not a Hired Shepherd—Two2Grow, June 10 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. John 10:12–13 NIV A post by Emelie Stenhammar, MDOne night while I was sleeping, I had a dream that r...  Read More

Holy Spirit, You Are Welcome Here—Two2Grow, June 9 “Do not quench the Spirit.” 1 Thessalonians 5:19 NIVIn 2023, there was a powerful outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Asbury Seminary. Over the course of a couple of weeks, more than 50,000 people flooded the small city of Wilmore, Kentucky, which has a population of only 6,000, because of the strong presence of God. If you want to hear testimonies f...  Read More

Strong Enough to Serve—Two2Grow, June 7 “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” 1 Timothy 4:8 NIVI had a teacher in Bible school who said that all the exercise he ever got was when he walked between the dinner table and his bathtub.God created our bodies, and we are to take care of our bodies ...  Read More

No Claim on Me—Two2Grow, June 7 "I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me." — John 14:30 (ESV)“Oh, look at that rat!” my mother cried out the first time she visited us in England. We were sitting at the kitchen table facing the glass doors that looked out onto our small backyard when she spotted a rat running across the lawn with a large Fre...  Read More