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Expectations. We all have them. We may call them by a different name – hopes, dreams, visions for the future, a reason to set goals today.
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Christ in Me
“Examine yourselves to see if your faith is really genuine.” 2 Corinthians 13:5 What a difference it would make if we could take time every morning to focus on the thought. Christ is in…
Win the Argument Yet Lose
There are times when one thinks they’ve won an argument but still wind up the loser in the end. The loss comes from not watching the tongue.
Handling the Tough Times
How do you handle your tough times? When you are tired of trying, tired of forgiving, tired of hard weeks or hard-headed people—how do you manage your dark days?
Unshakable
Man needs nothing so much as he needs something to bring life together into total meaning.—E. Stanley Jones
Don’t Put God in a Box
God opened my eyes to amazing new insights. This year my eyes were opened to the various ways (not just one way) God chose to speak to His followers. Have you noticed them before?
A Season for Everything
I bless you with knowing his direction of your life, when he doesn't let you see the end from the beginning, so that you will seek him, his heart, and his wisdom at all…
Not What, But How
In recent months I've become painfully aware of acquaintances and close friends facing near-unspeakable tragedy. Their reactions have been as varied as their situations.
Do You Pray Every Day?
“If we are faithless (do not believe and are untrue to Him), He remains true, (faithful to His Word and righteous character), for He cannot deny Himself” 2 Timothy 2:14
It’s got a Hole in it!
I grew up wanting to be perfect. I’ve no one else to blame for this
Good and Pleasing to God
In our lives as Christians, we need to remind each other of what we are doing right and just simply say, "Hey, you're doing well'"
The Power of Encouragement
“Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.” Proverbs 12:25
You Don’t Know What You are Missing
What are non-believers missing out on? What do we have that they don't have?
In Search of Wholeness
Take an honest look at your life. Do you feel whole and complete, or is there the sense that something’s missing? If you’re aware of an emptiness, what are you using to try and…
Walk in Love
Just as a small child imperfectly mimics a parent’s actions, disciples of Jesus copy Him. In these verses in Ephesians, lies a key way to imitate God: walk in love.
Blessed are Those Who See and Hear
Is there something in your life that keeps you from seeing and hearing God? What does it mean to really surrender everything to God?
Just and True
A lot of people talk about right and wrong these days, as if they were random or variable things. If no absolute truth exists, then the powerful determine what justice is.
Be Mindful of Others
"When I first became a believer, there was nobody to disciple me so I...” was the same story I had heard time and again, unfortunately. New followers of Christ who have never attended church…
How To Wait When God Seems Slow
How Do We Wait? Waiting is not necessarily resignation from all activity; it is submission to God's better idea.
Different Parts, Different Hearts
When we all do our part in the body of Christ, everyone gets a job, everyone gets honored and everyone's important.
What You Think about God
It is so important that we have the Biblical image of God and not someone else’s.