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... student reception in a physician’s home near Miami. The dog food was served on delicate little crackers with a wedge of imported ... my life!”
Others say, “I did what he said...and now God speaks to me directly. I see visions. I can feel God.”
Over two ...
... Mark 6:30-32
It is almost 10:00, Monday night. The children are snoozing and snoring upstairs (or they should be!). Aside ... more than any other:
We will not become men of God without the presence of solitude.
Those words haunt me when I get ...
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Being a prophet in Israel wasn’t an easy gig. That’s the understatement of the year. Most of the men God called were expected to boldly bear the bad news of God’s displeasure ...
... music, so I picked them up whenever I could. A lot of the music was terrible, but there were a few jewels. One song in particular ... by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?”
God is love. I know this from 1 John 4:8, but do I believe it enough to let it ...
Read Philippians 2:6–11
Late springtime is the season of yard sales and moving vans. People are on the move and wrestling ...
How different from Jesus who...
Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, ...
... With an eerie simplicity, George Barnard Shaw wrote:
The statistics on death are quite impressive. One out of one people die.
... expressions to make the sting of death disappear. But God knows all of that. In fact, He encourages us who have also suffered to ...
... when ill and our dogs when well," defines A. Bierce in The Devil's Dictionary .
Of all the professions, that of the physician has ... for a living, vital, incessant relationship with the eternal God, this one does. And yet therein lies the greatest paradox. Many of those ...
Read 1 Samuel 17:50
Goliath reminds me of the cross-eyed discus thrower. He didn't set many records...but he sure kept ... sheep and, more importantly, from the awesome presence of God, David stopped and stared in disbelief when he reached the battleground. He ...
... Too bad. Tragic, in fact. Seems a shame Joseph had to die at the young age of 110(!), before he had a chance to impact the new king. What a ... he may have been, the man asked the right questions: Is God real to you? Is your Christianity a set of definitions? Or is it a vital ...
Read Job 24:1– 25
“God, in his power, drags away the rich. They may rise high, but they have no assurance of life.
They may be allowed to live in security, but God is always watching them.
And though they are great now, in a moment ...
How fitting that our study in God’s songbook should end on the high note of Psalm 139! This psalm celebrates God as the omniscient and omnipresent Lord, the Creator-God, and the Holy One. ...
... how often people try everything but prayer? It's like the old saying: "When everything else fails, read the instructions." The same ... just a solid 10 or 15 minutes of uninterrupted time with God?
This entire incident revolves around one dedicated life—the life of ...
... about a hundred yards away. “I don’t want to watch the boy die,” she said, as she burst into tears.
But God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, ...
Read 1 Samuel 3:1–10
We’ve been talking about the essential skill of listening, particularly as it relates to Sunday sermons. ... the advice of Eli the priest, and as a result, he heard what God wanted him to learn. The message was riveted into Samuel’s head so ...
The job description of a parent is pretty basic. We're to prepare our children ... prophetic voice (Micah 6:8). We are to walk humbly with God on the path of justice and compassion. We are not allowed to privatize our ... extends compassion and justice to all. That's what God does. It's what we ought to do, and our children as well.
I am not ...
... Read Esther 8:1-8
On that same day King Xerxes gave the property of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther. Then Mordecai ... King Ahasuerus.
There is no wall so strong that Almighty God is not stronger still. There is no will so stubborn that He is not able to ...
... to be anything but what they were?
Remember when it was the men who boxed and wrestled and bragged about how much they could bench ... are going and are confident enough in themselves (and their God) to get them there. Men who aren't afraid to take the lead, to stand tall, ...
Read Genesis 47:1-26
Then Joseph said to the people, “Look, today I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh. I will ... to the soon-coming of Christ, the plan of Almighty God is packed with innovation and creativity. It had never been done before. It ...
... Read Psalm 26:9-12
As David concludes his song about the grinding pain of unjust treatment and his chosen responses, he then commits ... he say? "I shall walk in my integrity." And he calls upon God to act on his behalf.
There's a calmness, a quiet confidence in those ...
... 2 Kings 1:1-18
Today, countless people seek to know the future. Newspapers and magazines carry horoscope columns. Television ... seers are substitutes for putting our trust in the living God.
God is displeased with any occult involvement . No matter what the ...
