July 7, 2024
A Bee Attack
What are the “bees” in our lives? The psalmist wrote that the enemy nations surrounded him like bees.
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July 5, 2024
More and More Like Him
With all of my heart, I want to be more and more like Jesus Christ. To this end, I will avoid legalism and license and embrace the freedom I have in Him to live a holy life and to be a fruitful witness, and to reach out to the multitudes of unchurched men and women who are hungry to know the reality of the living God.
Read more..July 2, 2024
Who Can I Rely On?
God makes promises, too. Except that with him, his words accomplish what he sets out to do. Let us then trust in the power and safety of his words. His words are true; they stand forever. Believe in his honesty.
Read more..June 27, 2024
Paradoxes of Prayer
Let me share with you some of the paradoxes we all are learning about prayer. Prayer is easy, even a child can do it.
Read more..June 21, 2024
Faith or Fear
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.
Read more..June 17, 2024
Born To Swim
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.
Read more..June 7, 2024
Helper of Mankind
One morning a few years ago, when going for a walk, I happened to notice a boy pulling a wagon. In the wagon was a smaller boy and a bunch of newspapers. As they went along they would stop in front of each house and the bigger boy would tell the smaller boy to take a paper up to the steps of the house. At times...
Read more..June 6, 2024
The Beautiful Thing about Commitment
Living for Christ can seem hard, even impractical at times. We tend to focus on what we can do to earn our way to God, rather than accepting His free gift of salvation
Read more..June 3, 2024
Seeking God
Do I desperately seek after God? Prayer: Father, Don’t let me be so easily satisfied; help me pant after you as a deer pants for water.
Read more..June 2, 2024
The Goal
The way to walk a tightrope is to keep ones sight on the goal, never looking down to the ground nor over our shoulder at what is behind.
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