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Thankfulness (Lessons from a 5 Year Old)
“Coby, you have to be thankful,” is the line of conversation between my two grandsons that caught my attention. I listened as Domonic, the 5 year old, was attempting to teach his 3 year…
Lord Of All
Our Lord never intended that we be His casual acquaintances. He wants us to be His disciples, fully dedicated to following and lifting up His Holy name
Giving Thanks
What will you thank God for this Thanksgiving? This week, all across America, families and groups will join to celebrate Thanksgiving. It is my most favorite holiday.
Embracing God’s Call
God calls every Christ-follower to be his hands, feet, and voice. May his enduring grace inspire us to influence our sphere of influence and especially those he calls to become his own.
Help, I’m Drowning
Are you drowning in a situation in which you need the clear words of a good friend? I am convinced I still need people in my life who will, with clarity and calmness, speak…
Great and Mighty Things
How long has it been since you have prayed for great and mighty things - for the glory and praise of God?
Grace Card: Don’t leave home without it
Grace Card — grace for you, and grace for everyone else. You need it; they need it. Grace Card: Don’t leave home without it.
To Be Spirit Led
Everything Jesus did or said was in his Fathers will. Even though Jesus was in the flesh, Him and Father and the Spirit were still as one.
Blessedness
It is important for us to remember that heaven, the holiest place of all, is also the happiest place of all.
Cracked Pots
The more honest we are with our humanity, the more the power of God can be seen and recognized in us. our fragile, clay-like (from the earth) bodies and the immeasurable brightness of Christ…
His Appointed Time
God sent his Son to be a woman's son. He emptied his home so he could send a redeemer to our home. He did it so we could be his children -
The Right Word
Knowing the right word at the right time is a great gift. But even the best of speakers has to admit that the best of his or her words are not nearly as good…
Stiff Necked
Is there repercussion for not listening to the Lord? “Our Lord, our God, our Creator, we come to you and repent of our selfish attitudes and ask that you heal our stiff necks...
Are you going with the Flow?
So, as we go through life, let us not follow the easiest way, but the way of highest calling…. God’s way. (a thought on life from John Grant )
It Takes Trust to Grow
The fact that we have to wait in no way means that God has forsaken us. Through waiting on God, we learn to stop being the leader and to instead live as a follower…
“Thine is the Kingdom…”
Your role is to help the world, not save it. You aren't able to run the world, nor are you able to sustain it.
Your Wish, My Command
What if I started each day with the question, “God, what would you like me to do today? What would it look like to start each day like that?
Everyone Who Seeks Finds
To seek and find God is everything. Often church services do not focus on actually seeking God. How are you seeking God?
Courage to Speak the Truth
WHY IS IT SO EASY TO LIE? Telling a falsehood is something we all did as children
Justified Anger
Is there someone who has caused you great pain in your life? Do you find it impossible to pray for your enemy?
In the Face of Evil
Today, will you live in fear or—worse—in hatred? Or will you trust in the God who sees…and who will one day act to end all violence and fear and hatred?
