Recently, I heard a high school athletic director challenge a group of football players to “do something nice for two people everyday. And, if the people you help find out it was you, it doesn’t count.” This reminded me of what Jesus said: “But when you give to the needy, do not let your left …
Bible Study is a very important part of growing as a follower of Christ. But even the greatest theologian isn’t using a fraction of what he already knows about the Bible. If all of us as believers used what we already know, we could change the world. “Do not merely listen to the word, and …
So much more can be accomplished in our life if we would just be willing to ask for help. We have a Helper to call on, the Holy Spirit. He wants to help us today. He wants us to ask. “Your worst day with God will be better than your best day without Him.” (Joyce …
The stock market tumbles, politicians disappoint and life deals us blow after blow. The best of careers can leave us exhausted and empty. People, at times, will let us down, and the thrill of life’s “toys” always fade with time. But this…… “God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our …
Our journey with Christ is not a sprint, it’s a marathon. Along the way we, at times, feel as though we are in a desert, or in a deep, dark forest with many sounds and obstacles that cause doubts and fears. But if we persevere, God always provides an oasis in the desert and a …
True faith isn’t about rules, regulations and religion; it’s about redemption, a relationship with Christ and freedom. God wants us to have freedom from: THE PAIN IN OUR PAST: “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? …
Read with me as if your reading for the first time…and be thankful, along with me, for The Gift. “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) “For it is by grace you have been …
If we slow down a bit, open our hearts, take a deep breath and listen, we will hear God say to us what He said to Jeremiah thousands of years ago (for God is the same now as He was then). “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.” …
My prayer for this day: Father, help me to be more aware of your presence (“Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?” Psalm 139:7). Help me to be patient with those I come in contact with. (“…and patience is better than pride. Do not be quickly provoked in …
Balor Moore from Smithville, Texas is one of the greatest pitchers I’ve ever seen. The young lefty was dominant in a high school game one day. He struck out the first eight hitters he faced, but then let a blazing fastball get away from him as the young, nine-hole hitter went to the ground. The …