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For most of my life God has been teaching me to release my grip on everything I hold tightly.
... I lost all my friends when my family moved halfway across the country. We had grown up together in a tight-knit community and I knew this move meant I’d never see my friends again. In the days before Skype and email ...
... seems only fair to give dads equal attention.
Moms get the lion’s share of the parenting accolades, and let’s be honest—they ... the wake of such a legacy which time can never erase, give God thanks. Thank the Giver of every good and perfect gift for the meaningful ...
... me than her.
We all have limited time and want to make the most of it (Ephesians 5:16). But in order to do that, we need to ... in Luke 10:38–42. The context focuses on loving God and our neighbour (vv. 25–29). First, Jesus tells the parable of the good ...
... of suffering. These “laws” will do more to help the hurting and erase their confusion than perhaps anything else they could ... Today we’ll look at number five.
Law Five: It is not God’s will that everyone be healed in this life.
Those who believe it ...
Read Matthew 5:9
A man I have admired for decades, the man who taught me Hebrew in seminary many years ago, is Dr. Bruce Waltke. ... one of the finest examples of a peacemaker in the family of God. Too brilliant for words, yet the epitome of grace and love. What a ...
Read 2 Timothy 4:13
Due to the tragic problem of ignorance and passivity in our world today, I’ve been ...
Reading strengthens our ability to glean truth from God’s Word.
When the old warrior Paul was in the dungeon awaiting ...
When I’m in the midst of change I often wonder if I’m following God’s guidance or just doing what I want. In truth I’m never 100 per cent ...
The Bible is filled with the stories of people relying on God’s direction. People like Abraham, Joseph, Paul, and Moses. People who, ...
... in one sense there is nothing wrong with that—nobody wants the emotional and physical limitations of pain, illness, or disease. I am ... Ultimately these are rooted in sin and separation from God, our source of physical and spiritual life.
The Bible’s prescription ...
One of the most encouraging things about a new year is the word new . I love that ... Lord. We need to be reminded again of our mighty-fortress God. But how? Where?
Before I answer, let me ask you: What is your final ... there are only two eternal things on earth today? Only two: God’s Word and the souls of people. Everything else will ultimately be burned ...
... 1:1– 28
In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes. (Judges 21:25)
... be described as downright complacent. Their attitude toward God and His vision for them as a nation has become indifferent, a little ho-hum ...
Read Amos 5:14-15, 24
The old prophet Habakkuk wrote relevant words of truth when he put this down in the first chapter of his prophecy: "Yes, destruction and violence are before me; strife exists and contention arises. Therefore the law is ignored and justice is never upheld. For the wicked surround the ...
Read Psalm 19:10–13
As David considers the impact of God's written communication in the second section of Psalm 19, he's prompted to ...
... 2:1–6
For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the ...
... hikers trudging along, each carrying a backpack.
The one on the left has a light pack that a child could carry. The poor soul on ... on, and we wonder, How could anybody love me...especially God? That thought hits worst when we glance to the left. Our packs feel like ...
In the last semester of my fourth year of university I had an assignment, which ... or non-Christians today could possibly miss the work of God in their lives. But the truth is, there are times everyone misses the ... you are capturing more of the scene and if you were to move again… even more. This work spoke a lot to me about the choices we make ...
Read Exodus 4:29-6:2
Then Moses went back to the LORD and protested, “Why have you brought all this trouble on your own ... to disillusionment. Where had he gone wrong? He had taken God at His word, stood before Pharaoh, and repeated—almost word ...
Read Joshua 1:6–7, 9
I recall the first time I watched the children’s classic movie The Wizard of Oz . I ... your unsettling news about the future.
Thankfully, God has not left us to ourselves. In fact, at critical junctures in our lives, ...
Read 1 Kings 17:17-19
Some time later the woman’s son became sick. He grew worse and worse, and finally he died. Then she said to Elijah, “O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to point out my sins and kill ...
... be alone. I guess it's because people seem to hold me the same way I hold them—at arm's length. Is there something wrong with me? ... night wondering when things will change. I want to pray for God to touch my life but I don't know how to ask or what to say.
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... shake your head and wonder, What on earth is happening in the world? Over the course of my lifetime, I have witnessed numerous changes ... urge you to become a serious student of the Scriptures. Let God’s Word be your guide. Adopting this habit of relying on the Bible’s ...
