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.
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2024-08-28
Victory In Jesus
All power is Yours, Sovereign God my Father. I step intentionally into the protection of the blood of the worthy Lamb of God.
Read more..2024-08-27
Least Likely to Succeed
Have you ever heard comments about successful leaders such as, “I would never have expected him/her to succeed?”
Read more..2024-08-26
Praying the Beatitudes
The Beatitudes are not the Scriptural equivalent of your mama's admonition to "be sweet." They outline the new way of the kingdom that Jesus said we should seek above all else (Matthew 6:33). It is a tall order to be like Jesus, like His dependence, His compassion, His humility, His longing for the Father's glory.
Read more..2024-08-25
A Mother, a Stroller and a Baby
It was Sunday morning and we were having coffee and a bagel at the local coffee shop before we went to church. A young woman walked into the coffee shop, wheeling her baby in a stroller.
Read more..2024-08-24
Hope and Endurance
You can be afraid and discouraged because of the vast army against you, or you can be confident and encouraged because God is with you. He is your hope and your victory in the battle.
Read more..2024-08-23
The Upside Down Life
What seems like upside down living results in right side up joy.
Read more..2024-08-22
Programmed Seashells
“Who decreed the boundaries of the seas when they gushed from the depths? Who clothed
Read more..2024-08-21
Reset Button
We can use the reset button and have fellowship with God again. When we confess and turn from our sin, we can be sure that God will forgive us and cleanse us from all sin (1 John 1:9)
Read more..2024-08-20
Go Ahead, Re-Gift It
Re-gifting - So the fact you didn’t actually pay for it shouldn’t bother you if you re-wrap it and give it away.
Read more..2024-08-19
Face to Face with God
What happens when God shows up and He is totally other than we expected?
Read more..2024-08-18
Not an Olympic Event
Unfortunately some people approach Bible reading as an Olympic event: how fast can I read? am I reading more than my friends?
Read more..2024-08-17
Overcoming Adversity
Dear one, the persecution may become intense. When it does, pick up your prayer pace. God will give you strength to complete the task He’s called you to do.
Read more..2024-08-16
Do Not Disturb
The finishing touch in the travel kit was a "Do Not Disturb" sticker. The humor of it hit me: if we are honest we spend most of our days like that.
Read more..2024-08-15
Are You Done Yet, Lord?
It seemed as though the challenges would never end. An aging parent fell and broke her hip. A brother’s cancer wasn’t responding to treatment.
Read more..2024-08-14
When Life is Tough, Plant Flowers
One difficulty after another kept coming my way until I felt overwhelmed. I lost my job and therefore my income. If only our house would sell ....
Read more..2024-08-13
Not Guilty!
A powerful testament to grace and redemption through God. Explore the journey from guilt to freedom on Thoughts About God.
Read more..2024-08-12
Fight, Flight, Freeze …or Faith?
is it possible for Christians to have another response to turmoil in addition to these normal “human-wired” reactions?
Read more..2024-08-11
Serving the Lord Wholeheartedly
Being revolutionary means allowing the Holy Spirit to direct you every moment of the day, even when we wouldn’t have chosen His plans.
Read more..2024-08-10
The Quest for God
We can be sure that as fervently as we seek God, He seeks us ever more.
Read more..2024-08-08
Ticks on the Clock
All of us are conscious of time, in one way or another. We feel that we don't ever have enough time.
Read more..2024-08-07
I’m Flawed, Now What?
How many times have we told ourselves that we’re not good enough for God? The truth is, God specializes in using broken vessels.
Read more..2024-08-06
When We Are Prodigals
The good news is that no matter how often we turn away from God and focus on His resources rather than on Him, He is always there, waiting for us with outstretched arms. We are always welcome to return and bask in His love and forgiveness.
Read more..2024-08-05
Salt and Pepper
It’s also important to be gracious in your manner when conversing with outsiders, those who are still held in the pepper shaker of darkness.
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