I first published this post two years ago today, but it's a good word for any new year's consideration. Enjoy. **** Here we are, at the end of another year of life. We look back on the last twelve months and consider hopefully what might be in our future for the next twelve. It’s a …
Tag: Faith
The Gift of Difficulties
There’s something very special about a godly man or woman that I believe thrills God’s heart. After all, He did make us in His own image. Adam and Eve were created to have intimate fellowship with God. Psalm 4:3 tells us how God feels about a person who commits himself to a life of obedience …
Grace Beats Regret
I am struck by a phrase in this verse: that we would be holy and blameless before Him. It doesn’t say “might be” or “hopefully will be.” It says that God chose us, before we were ever born, so that we would be holy and blameless before Him. And why we were chosen to be …
Practical Prayer
One of the key elements of our ministry is prayer. We teach a five-step strategy of discipleship (reaching and teaching our neighbors and co-workers), and prayer is really the foundation, after we come to the understanding that God is sovereign and has put us where we live, work and play to be “on mission” for …
Keepin’ the faith in all the crazy!
Hebrews 11:1 – Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Just this past Easter Sunday there was another terrorist bombing; this time in Pakistan. It seems like every time I open up Yahoo to check my email, there’s a headline proclaiming another heinous act. What kind of …
The Way Of The Word 