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He was staggering along the side of the road with his thumb out hoping for a ride. My first thought was to drive on by... but instead we stopped and picked him up.
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He was staggering along the side of the road with his thumb out hoping for a ride. My first thought was to drive on by... but instead we stopped and picked him up.
When conflict occurs, the natural reaction is to blame someone else and defend yourself. But believers must respond differently.
Let me share with you some of the paradoxes we all are learning about prayer. Prayer is easy, even a child can do it.
“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.” Isaiah 55:6
Prayer: Thank you, Jesus, for taking us through the process of life. We long for your healing and your renewal of all your people, however you choose to pour it out on us. May…
Let me pose a few question. If God is able to place the stars in their sockets and suspend the sky like a curtain, do you think it is remotely possible that he is…
We live in a world of supply and demand, where necessary things are often scarce. We’re afraid we’ll run out, so we store and hoard and worry.
When I became a Christian at age 22, I thought church was only for perfect people. “The church is not a museum for saints but a hospital for sinners.” says author Brennan Manning
Hearing all of the bad news night after night made me want to lock my doors and never step outside again. Faith vanishes fear. Faith empowers us because we know God is in control.
Sometimes our greatest strength can be our greatest weakness. Peter was tough and fearless, declaring to all his allegiance to his master. When he cut off the man’s ear in the garden, he proved…
Delighting in God’s presence surpasses that of any human experience. In Him, the psalm says, we find “fullness of joy.”
No matter what we go through in life, God will cause it to work together for our good. Prayer: Lord, help me to always remember daily that all things are indeed working together for…
Navigating your way in a dark room can be a bit daunting, even if you know the room well.
Are you so focused on what you don’t have that you’re blind to what you do?
Every day we choose our direction. Even when there are tasks that don’t particularly fulfill us or agenda items we might not have put on our top ten list … still, we choose our…
God uses flawed and fumbling folk on earth to be His hands and feet. Sometimes we are the ones He encourages to get out there in a ministry, and at other times He graces…
The Bible is filled with stories of people who depended on others for support and success. Encouragement is to a team what wind is to a sail - it moves people forward.
Is there someone who needs your patience or forgiveness today? Look for an opportunity to show God’s love to someone today.
We are “culturalized” into worrying more because we want more. We seem to never be satisfied, never secure.
How about you, friend? God wants to spend time with you. But is God just ‘penciled in’ to your schedule and easily erased?
In life, we are faced with many challenges that test our faith. It is so easy to get bombarded by what we see. It becomes a constant battle, almost like a game of tug-of-…
My life is often seen in hindsight. When I am going through something, my focus is on the here and now. After the dust settles, then I have time to reflect. It is often…
We read in God’s Word that He wants us to talk to Him, but also that He speaks.