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2026-05-09

How Much Do Parents Give Up?

Are you “giving up” your life with the hope to be repaid, or are you willing to let that go? Lord, Help me pour into them things that matter.

2026-05-03

Giving

"would I have given that money if I didn’t get anything out of it?" Good question

2026-04-04

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 near him? John chose to linger. And because he lingered on Saturday, he was around on Sunday to see the miracle.

2026-04-02

Christ Crucified

“He was wounded for the wrong things WE did. He was crushed for the evil things we did. The punishment which made us well, was given to Him, And we are healed because of His wounds.”

2026-03-30

Become a Brave-Heart Disciple

Dear Lord, Empower me to become a brave-heart disciple — a disciple never content with a static, stagnant faith experience. Create a constant spiritual discontent in my heart that can only subside by daily and wholly surrendering my life to your will. Amen.

2026-03-14

Who Do You Work For?

Question: Do you work hard for you, or for God? For years, before I gave my life truly to Christ, I worked for myself. . When I am at work, I no longer grumble and complain, I do all things to serve Christ. Now I work hard for God, and not for man. I am blessed, I am happy, and my heart is at peace.

2025-09-16

The Cost of Worship

What costly thing am I giving to God who has given me EVERYTHING?

2025-07-04

Put Feet to Your Faith!

In what ways is it most important to you to put feet to your faith? How have you been inspired by others putting their belief into action?

2025-06-27

Boxes

So I went down the imaginary stairs of my consciousness, to the inner store-cupboard of my being. I made my way past the previously opened boxes, piled in a heap on one side.

2025-06-21

To Me and Through Me

Inviting God to give TO you and then THROUGH you will energize you in a way that will surprise you.

2025-04-05

Uncomfortable Love

Just as Jesus gave Himself for us, we need to give ourselves to others. It might be our time, a listening ear, or words of encouragement; whatever it is, love will place specific demands on us to give to others.

2025-04-02

The Suffering of His Broken Heart

Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. We see Jesus in the fog of a broken heart.

2025-03-11

Untie It and Bring It Here

Lenten Season: It’s a time for reflection on Christ, His suffering, sacrifice, life, death, burial, and resurrection. It’s a time for deepening one’s walk with the Lord. A time of cleansing and refreshing. Of soul revival.

2025-01-25

Mine, Mine

Thought: Is there something you are clinging to, claiming it is rightfully yours? Will you give it to God

2024-08-29

Giving with Strings Attached

A woman we’ll call Marie loved to give things away. When I was a child, I frequently was the recipient of her gifts.

2024-08-25

Shoeshine Man

When it comes to serving one another, think of yourself as the shoeshine man.

2024-05-25

Purposeful Living – Lessons From the Fig Tree

Time is almost running out, begin to work towards impacting your generation positively. There is work to be done for God

2024-05-25

Becoming A People of Mercy

Mercy, Not Wrath. The church was created not to fulfill God's wrath, but to complete His mercy. True prayer is born of love and comes in the midst of need.

2024-03-29

Father, Forgive Them

The dialogue that Friday morning was bitter. From the religious leaders, “He saved others but he can’t save himself.”

2024-01-30

Only One Thing is Needed

We tend to be worried and distracted, giving attention to the challenges around us instead of the Word of God.

2023-11-25

Choose What You Think About

Do you want to be happy tomorrow? Then sow seeds of happiness today. Count blessings. Memorize Bible verses. Pray. Sing hymns. Spend time encouraging people.

2023-10-29

Mercy over Sacrifice

Matthew 9:13 “But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

2023-07-09

The Costly Gift

Can you imagine what it must have been like for God the Father to see His ONLY Son as a tiny helpless baby in a feeding trough? To be separated from Him in a way He had never been before. What love there must be in the heart of the Father to choose this separation!

2023-06-23

Overcoming Temptation

At times, if I really stop and think about how I felt during times of great distress and grief in my life, I realize that I don’t want to cause the Holy Spirit of God to experience grief because of my actions. Let us not resist the Lord’s prompting to turn away from the temptation which so easily besets us.

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