On Saturday
When it’s Easter Saturday in your life, how do you react? When you are somewhere between yesterday’s tragedy and tomorrow’s triumph, what do you do? Do you leave God’ - or do you linger…
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He Bore It All
Have Ever made someone feel bad so you would feel good? "Then the soldiers bowed before Jesus and made fun of him, saying, 'Hail, King of the Jews'. They spat on Jesus.
Don’t Forget
Are you still in love with Jesus? Before you remember anything, remember him. If you forget anything, don't forget him.
Faith Sees the Savior
Your eyes see your faults. Your faith sees your Savior. Your eyes see your guilt. Your faith sees his blood.
An Uncommon Call to an Uncommon Life
You have onea uniqueness. A divine spark. An uncommon call to an uncommon life. “The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving others” Don’t worry about skills you don’t have.…
Lavish Grace
So, how often do you sin, hmm… in an hour? For the sake of discussion, let’s say ten times an hour. Ten sins an hour, times sixteen waking hours, times 365 days a year,…
Pray About Everything
Rather than worry about anything, "pray about everything." Everything? Diaper changes and dates? Business meetings and broken bathtubs? Procrastinations and prognostications? Pray about everything!
What Friends Do
"A friend loves you all the time." Proverbs 17:17 (NCV) what do you do with a friend? (Well, that's rather simple too.) You stick by him.
From God’s Perspective
God transforms our hopeless grief into hope-filled grief. How? We long to know that our loved ones are safe in death.
Perfect Love
Do you ever feel hungry for love? Do you fear facing life alone? All that changes when we discover God's perfect love.
Christ is in You
Jesus not only did a work for us; he does a work in us! Colossians 1:27 tells us...
Keep Waiting–God is at Work
by Max Lucado. I’m convinced the Sabbath was created for frantic souls like me, people who need a weekly reminder that the world will not stop if I do.
A Cloak of Love
“Love covers a multitude of sins,” the scripture says in 1 Peter 4:8. Love doesn’t expose. It doesn’t gossip. If love says anything, love speaks words of defense. Words of kindness. Words of protection.
Anxiety Ain’t Fun
Philippians 4:6, “Be anxious for nothing.” The presence of anxiety is unavoidable, but the prison of anxiety is optional. Could you use some calm?
Three Questions
His grace erases guilt. His oversight removes fear. His direction removes confusion.
Waiting Forwardly
For most of us, waiting is not our problem. Or, maybe I should state, waiting is our problem
The Arrival
Those who missed His Majesty’s arrival that night missed it not because of evil acts or malice; no, they missed it because they simply weren’t looking.
Following the Star
Question: How do you worship God? The wise men did. Before they gave God their presents, they gave their presence.
Prince of Peace
“His name will be...Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 Heaven opened herself and placed her most precious One in a human womb. The Omnipotent, in one instant, made Himself breakable. He who had been Spirit…
He Was Reachable
Jesus was touchable, approachable, reachable. And, what’s more, he was ordinary. If he were here today you probably wouldn’t notice him as he walked through a shopping mall.
God With Us
The manger dares us to believe the best is yet to be. I love Christmas because it reminds us how“God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God!”
Loving Like God Loves
Need more patience? Is generosity an elusive virtue? Having trouble putting up with ungrateful relatives or cranky neighbors? God puts up with you when you act the same. Luke 6:35 says, “But love your enemies, do…