The Challenge of Change
April 2, 2024
Following hard after Jesus is committing to a life where change is the norm and not the exception.
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Bread of Heaven
March 19, 2024
It's almost always the first bite of good bread that whets the appetite for more, and the pattern is similar in our walk with Jesus.
Read more →Sharp Christians
March 14, 2024
God wants His people to be “keen edged” as well. If a knife is dull, it is still a knife but its usefulness is diminished.
Read more →Big Oak Doors
February 21, 2024
Church Oak doors—designed for welcome—often become a barrier instead of an entrance. Street people with their backpacks and homeless teens roam the streets regularly pass those doors.
Read more →A Moving Mountain
February 8, 2024
have you ever heard about a mountain moving a person? That is exactly what happened recently to a woman we will call Sarah.
Read more →Open Windows
January 18, 2024
Reading through the gospels, it is amazing to discover the number of times the phrase “Jesus saw” occurs.
Read more →Singing into the Future
December 31, 2023
The first line of the final stanza. ”God of the coming years, through paths unknown we follow you. The past is past, we cannot change any of its triumphs or losses. We now face the future and its sure challenges, its unknown paths."
Read more →Keep On Keeping On
December 16, 2023
During the months of his wife’s pregnancy, Zechariah’s prayers were silent ones. He could only commune with his Heavenly Father in the stillness of his heart, but I believe his long years of faithful service—even when he couldn’t hear God speaking or see God working—provided strength during those silent months.
Read more →The Mystery of Christmas
December 15, 2023
The mystery of Christmas requires something we rational humans find most difficult: faith. Not some brain-numbing step into an abyss, but rather that which is described in the New Testament: “Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see”
Read more →Water from God’s Reservoir
December 2, 2023
Father God, your word refreshes and fills and invigorates me as I faithfully meditate on it. Thank you for its life giving strength.
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