Life gets messy sometimes. You would never know it if you browsed Instagram. Other people seem to be smiling, clever and living life to the fullest. Meanwhile, you may be dealing with funeral arrangements, divorce, a special needs child or a tough diagnosis from your doctor. NEWS ALERT: Those smiling faces on Instagram have gone […]
God is not politics, government, rules, philosophy, education or entertainment.“God is love.” (1 John 4:8) “Theology without love simply is very bad theology.”(Paul David Tripp) “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”(1 Peter 4:8) Keith MadisonSCORE International
“The best use of life is love.The best expression of love is time.The best time to love is now.”(Rick Warren) “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”(1 Corinthians 13:13) Keith MadisonSCORE International
One of the great payers in the Bible is found in 2 Chronicles 20:6-12. This is how Jehoshaphat finishes his prayer of desperation: “Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are […]
Each Monday morning I’m in a Bible Study with coaches and professional baseball scouts. Our theme this past Monday was “Encourage Me.” I can’t remember who, but one of the guys said “every player on the field and in the dugout is wearing an invisible sign that says, ‘hear me, see me, love me.’” So, […]
The physical world is full of entertainment and pleasure, but it becomes a dry well. Nothing in the physical world can give us what our hearts long for. God alone is the only one who can give us hope when the things of the world disappoint. Why should we drink from an empty well when […]
A prayer that I should pray daily, “Father, help me to be at least half as patient with others as you are with me.” “Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you’ll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.”Jacob M. Braude “As water reflects the face, so one’s life […]
If we nourished our soul with good things each day, we would feel more complete, more whole and more balanced. Paul tells us in Galatians 5:22-23, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” What will we fill our souls with today? “You don’t have a […]
There are times during our journey that we feel distant or disconnected from God. Always remember the simple, yet profound, statement David made while writing the 23rd Psalm: “He restores my soul.”(Psalm 23:3A) And this powerful statement from Paul: (Nothing) “will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ […]
Mike Linch shared a story about his former college baseball coach, Al Worthington. Previous to coaching, Al had a solid MLB career. Often when he greeted people he would ask, “Has anyone loved you enough today to tell you that God loves you?” “Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says […]