Do you struggle to find the will of God?
One person says this. Your pastor suggests something else. And the Word … even the Word seems to fail you.
When you find yourself at the crux of a ...
So, you have no college education.
You’ve never worked a job that allowed you to come home with clean fingernails.
Plus, you’re divorced and maybe even overweight.
How could God use ...
Preconceived notions are often hard to throw off.
That monster truck driving through the parking lot? Of course, the driver will laugh at our economical car.
The man in the suit and sunglasses … ...
What is salvation?
Receiving Christ, some might say.
Let’s ask the question a different way. How can we know we’ve received our salvation?
That’s easy. We change our lifestyle and behaviors ...
So, you have no appreciable skills.
You can’t teach, your prayers are one sentence at best, and as an example for good living … well, you’re not much of one.
You’re doing good to show up at ...
The evil one knows you.
Call him Satan, the devil, or the Prince of Darkness, he knows what makes you tick. When he tries to make you stumble, he knows exactly the obstructions to put in your ...
There’s a story of a miner in Colorado during the Gold Rush years of the mid-1800s who tired of working his claim after months of nothing but sand, grit, and gravel.
He packed up his things, sold ...
Complainers.
You’ve been around them.
They were all over Zacchaeus the tax collector in the Bible.
They attacked Jesus in the temple, the woman being stoned, even the disciples in the Upper Room ...
College students can be a creative lot.
Four chums stayed out the night before a test rather than study.
They arrived in class with intentionally grimy hands and told the teacher they had gotten a ...
Traveling with small children is like moving to another state. We have the toys and the clothes and the emergency snacks. Then, just in case, we also load all those little doodads like strollers and ...
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A carpenter was nearing retirement to spend his time with his wife and grandchildren.
His boss, for whom the carpenter had worked faithfully for years, asked him to do one last job.
The carpenter ...
The Rolling Stones is a rock band with little visible connection to Christianity, yet one of their songs finds its way into today’s post.
If we write, “Can’t Get No Satisfaction,” we are ...
Paul, historical writer of much of the New Testament, was a man for every situation.
Powerhouse? Absolutely! He was highly educated, a Roman citizen, and enjoyed a position of power in the Jewish ...
Do you struggle to find the will of God?
One person says this. Your pastor suggests something else. And the Word … even the Word seems to fail you.
When you find yourself at the crux of a ...
So, you have no college education.
You’ve never worked a job that allowed you to come home with clean fingernails.
Plus, you’re divorced and maybe even overweight.
How could God use ...
Preconceived notions are often hard to throw off.
That monster truck driving through the parking lot? Of course, the driver will laugh at our economical car.
The man in the suit and sunglasses … ...
What is salvation?
Receiving Christ, some might say.
Let’s ask the question a different way. How can we know we’ve received our salvation?
That’s easy. We change our lifestyle and behaviors ...
So, you have no appreciable skills.
You can’t teach, your prayers are one sentence at best, and as an example for good living … well, you’re not much of one.
You’re doing good to show up at ...
The evil one knows you.
Call him Satan, the devil, or the Prince of Darkness, he knows what makes you tick. When he tries to make you stumble, he knows exactly the obstructions to put in your ...
There’s a story of a miner in Colorado during the Gold Rush years of the mid-1800s who tired of working his claim after months of nothing but sand, grit, and gravel.
He packed up his things, sold ...