Make Room for What God Has for You
Spring-cleaning is my least favorite thing in the world. It does not happen nearly often enough at our house, and it doesn’t always happen in the spring. As I was dragging part of the contents of our rather large laundry room into the den, I could not help but think...
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I think we sometimes take for granted what accepting Jesus as Savior is all about. We say we love Him, but we don’t show it. We think of love as an emotion, but we forget it is an action. Relationships always suffer when we do that. Our relationship with God is no...
read moreDo You Try The Spirits?
Have you ever thought well of someone only to find out that they really were not who you thought they were? Maybe you thought that they were honest, but they lied or stole from you? Have you ever been deceived in a big way? What jumps out at you in this story? And the...
read moreWhat Exactly is an Atheist, Anyway?
Some folks think that Christians should not ever get upset about anything. After all, that is not really Christ-like? Or is it? This notion that Christians need to sit down and shut up has gone far enough. Political correctness has all but robbed Christians of their...
read moreYour Priorities: Where Does Living Christ-like Fit?
When do you think about God each day? Is it when you get out of bed? Do you think of Him before you lose your temper? Do you think of Him only when you need to repent? Is it when you need something? Who is God to you? Provider? Rescuer? Or, more? When I came to my...
read moreGoing to Heaven? Let Me Count the Ways
Have you ever stopped to consider how others think they can get to heaven? Some feel that we are all going to get there one day. Others think that Jesus is a way, but not the only way. Some feel Jesus is the only way. Some of course have entirely different ideas that...
read moreIs Helping People Always Ministry?
As Christians, we often spend our time teaching young people to give to the Lord. That’s a good thing to do. The Lord loves a cheerful giver. We may spend our time teaching our children to give away things as part of a church outreach. We may teach them to mow lawns...
read morePersistence: Stick to the Vision
Have you ever failed to get the results you wanted, the way you wanted, and in the time frame you wanted? Have you ever tried to speed things up only to see the whole thing fail? If so, what did you take away from that experience? About a dozen or so years ago, I...
read moreJust How Just is God?
Have you ever wondered about all the folks who die in a third world country without ever hearing about Jesus? How is that fair? Is our God not just? Can we even begin to see justice in that? What are we missing? When I was about 5 years old, I remember asking my mom,...
read moreCan You Take Disappointment, Complaining, and Bad News?
Yesterday and today could best be described as “2 steps backward.” Actually, that’s a bit of an exaggeration . . . sort of … maybe, . . . but now that my “3 things” have happened, I can let out a sigh of relief! Actually, I don’t really believe in that “3 things” rule...
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