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 …
God knows every challenge we are facing. He wants to bless us even during our trials. If we serve the needs of others and count our blessings, we can rejoice and be glad in spite of our temporary troubles. “Trials in life can either purify or corrupt us. Trials are temporary.”(Marion Bekoe) “This is the …
In the two encouraging verses below, Paul says that we should pray so that “the peace of God…will guard our hearts and our minds.” There is so much misinformation and hate on social media. It’s like an accident that you don’t want to see but your eyes continue to be drawn to it. We need …
“The Bible was not given for our information but for our transformation.”(Dwight L. Moody) “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”(Romans 12:2) Keith MadisonSCORE International
When it comes to worry and stress I am a work in progress. I’m learning that the more I trust God, the less stress I feel. The more time I spend with Him, the more peace I have. The more thankful I am, the better my day will be. “Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of …