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Read John 8:1-11
The older I get, the less excited I am about theory...and the more I care about reality. Who cares if the stuff that flows from my pen ...
... of mine came to know Christ after he was discharged from the corps. I was pleasantly surprised when I heard about it. Back when we were ... loved weapons, and hated chapel services. Back then he and God weren’t on speaking terms. Then—miracle of miracles—through a chain ...
... is not an enemy. It seems strange to put it this way, but the truth is, suffering is a friend. Not until we acknowledge that will we ... He read them again, aloud. He focused vertically on what God was saying, and it renewed him within. He pressed on with new passion. What ...
... 2:1–6
What is it going to take to convince us that the last will be first and the first will be last? For some it will take a ... it. But greatness according to the standard of Almighty God. Great leaders are servants first. Like Paul...like his Master Jesus ...
... 21:23– 34
“A great funeral procession goes to the cemetery. Many pay their respects as the body is laid to rest, and the ... not until I deliberately stepped back and leaned hard on my God did my mind begin to relax, my emotions settle down, and my inner peace ...
Read Acts 7; Acts 17
Billy Wilder, the great movie producer, openly admitted: "I have a vast and terrible desire ... the same mail with Sports Illustrated or Newsweek . God help the Sunday evening services across America that do battle with 60 ...
... 1:3-7
I have found great help from two truths God gave me at a time in my life when I was bombarded with a series of ... wild waves, strong winds, and pounding rain grabbing hold of the mast of a ship at sea. God took me through the consequences and kept me ...
... a neurotic compulsion to perform, to produce, to accomplish the maximum is now the rule rather than the exception. Enough is no longer ... in this prayer to start our new commitment:
Lord, our God,
Our world has become too small, too routine, too grim. We are ...
... about how you intend to live until you die. What will be the condition of your mind and your heart when death comes for you? How will ... of marriage, his beloved Sarah was gone. But he knew that God calls the shots on life and death, not us. So, the aging patriarch held on. ...
“Not feeling close to God? Guess who moved!”
I don’t remember who said that but it has stuck with me over the years and captures what James wrote, “Come close to God, and God will come close to you” (James 4:8).
Taking time every day ...
... Read Jeremiah 22:18–21
When you boil life down to the bare bones, the name of the game is change . Those who flex with the ... the rut—ah, those are the souls distinctively used by God. To them, change is a challenge, a fresh breeze that flows through the room ...
Read Acts 20:22–24
The scene is familiar: a hospital lobby with all the expected surroundings...soft sofas and folded newspapers...matching carpets ... of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. (Acts 20:22–24)
Paul absolutely refused to run when apprehension ...
Read Psalm 9:9
When the Philistines seized David in Gath he said, "When I am afraid, I will put my ...
When he fled from Saul into a cave, he cried out to God. "My soul takes refuge in You; and in the shadow of Your wings I will take ... into the sunlight, he uttered these insightful words: "Where God is, a spider's web is a wall; where He is not, a wall is but a spider's ...
... me?” Hard times are part of living in a fallen world. The Bible says Adam brought death and suffering into the world when he disobeyed God.
Sickness, accidents, and death are experiences we all face. In that ...
Read Psalm 1:1-6
The essential question isn’t difficult to state: How can I, a person who has ... of mediocre thinking, change? How can I, like a caterpillar, move from squirming in the dirt to enjoying the sweet nectar in God’s creation? As in the caterpillar’s case, a radical metamorphosis must ...
Read Amos 3:7-8
Have you noticed? Some people have the uncanny ability to see so far into tomorrow, you feel like you’re operating in the shadows of yesterday. While you and I are evaluating where we’ve been, ...
... or been stopped for speeding in our mom’s car. Whatever the infraction, we all implicitly knew (and rightly so) that we should feel bad ... that lacks anything resembling the grace and mercy God exhibits toward us. Neither of these extremes is appropriate; both avoid ...
Read Romans 15:1–7
May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete ... can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 15:5–6)
Nobody is a whole ...
... Read 2 Corinthians 4:8-11
Yesterday, we learned that God's servants have no special powers in themselves. Thinking they do is our ... Perplexed. Persecuted. Struck down . These terms reflect the struggles common to all of us. Under stress, confused, pursued, ...
... that boat Himself. He could have dropped those nets over the side Himself. He certainly could have pulled up the nets choked with fish. ... by breaking our nets and filling our boats
When God's hand is on a situation, nets break, eyes bulge, deck planks groan, and ...
