Author Archives: Nicki Bishop

“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.”‬‬ James‬ ‭3:17-18‬ ‭NIV So many times, we hit a situation in our lives and feel like we need a personContinue reading “Understanding, you’re my closest friend…”

The Parable of the Wise Man & the Foolish Man {Matthew 7:24-29} Hidden Treasures series ~ The Pearl Community I’ve heard it said that wisdom is doing now what you’re going to be happy with later. To me, wisdom is a tricky concept because we often associate it with words that come from other humans—aContinue reading “Wisdom Is…”

Hey there, Sweet Sister! It’s so good to be here with you again. 💙 If you’re joining us for the first time today, we’ve been spending time in the Parables. Last week, Carly shared about The Parable of The Pearl and a little bit about how our blog, The Pearl Community came to be. IfContinue reading “Saying Yes, &…”

The Parable of the Mustard Seed {Matthew 13:31-32} Hidden Treasures series ~ The Pearl Community “He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest ofContinue reading “A Mustard Seed of Faith”

The Parable of the Weeds {Matthew 13:25-30, 36-43} Hidden Treasures series, The Pearl Community “Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. “ ‘An enemy did this,’Continue reading “Pulling Weeds”

This week as we honor our mothers, we’re so blessed to share a scripture & song from our guest, Caitlyn Scaggs, of New Hope Girls. My mom, Cynthia, is a living example of Psalm 78:4,  “We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord,Continue reading ““Yes, Jesus Loves Me.” // A Mother’s Song”

Good Friday // The Road to Calvary & Christ’s Crucifixion “It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commitContinue reading “Open the Grace {Day Thirty-Nine} 40 Gifts for 40 Days”

Holy Monday // Jesus Cleanses the Temple “When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling. “It is written,” he said to them, “ ‘My house will be a house of prayer’; but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” Luke 19:46 NIV Every day he was teaching atContinue reading “Open the Grace {Day Thirty-Five} 40 Gifts for 40 Days”

“As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road. When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening. They told him that Jesus the Nazarene was going by. So he began shouting, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” “Be quiet!” the people in frontContinue reading “Open the Grace {Day Thirty-Three} 40 Gifts for 40 Days”

Today’s Gift of Grace is Hope Open the Grace {Day Thirty} 40 Gifts for 40 Days “Later, Jesus addressed this again with his apostles, saying, “The time is coming when a great passion will be awakened within you to see me again. Yes, you will long to see the beginning of the days of theContinue reading “Open the Grace {Day Thirty} 40 Gifts for 40 Days”