What Now 2 Do

Too often we try to use God to change our circumstance, when God is trying to use our circumstance to change us. @nickygumbel

In our humanness, we most often think of mercy as something granted to us. Or, if we are particularly good, something we grant to others. But ever wonder what mercy might look like from God's perspective? In his book The Mercy Prayer, Robert Gelinas gives us a...

Some miracles happen in an instant. Some happen along the journey. There is no way to predict if the trip to experiencing your miracle will be a short walk or a long one. What you can be certain of is that if you start moving in the direction God tells you to go,...

God's grace gives us blessings we don’t deserve and His mercy withholds judgment we do deserve. Here are two stories of mercy and grace. The first is of David - "a man after God's own heart" (1000 BC). Listen as David acknowledges his own weakness and praises God: In...

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. (Proverbs 3:5, 6 NLT)

We are launching a series of live, online video conference Christian studies. They will focus on three goals: i) Walking closely with God in this earthly realm; ii) Being equipped for the Great Commission; and iii) Preparing for eternal life in the Kingdom of God....

People are impressed by talent. God is impressed by character. How will my life look different today as a result?

The Jewish Torah, (the first five books of the Old Testament), has been described by Dennis Prager (1) as the most important book ever written. It’s been his lifelong passion to study and teach others about the truths set out in the Torah. He believes that “if people...

The accumulated knowledge of God and His creation, resulting from study and practical observation, and applied through the two most important commandments: Love the Lord your God. Love your neighbor as yourself.

"The man bowed low in homage to the Lord." Genesis 24:26 Here we have the Servant of Abraham recognizing and acknowledging the obvious movement of God in the tide of the affairs of men. (Some translations say "he bowed his head." Whether he knelt, or bowed his head,...

God uses the most those who trust him most. @rickwarren

Life is a process of elimination by which you slowly learn how to not do a bunch of really stupid things.

Jesus's first public miracle came at a wedding in Cana (John 2:1-11). His mother and His disciples were with him at the wedding. Weddings were festive, multi-day celebrations. The bridegroom was responsible for food and libations. Social reputations could be won or...

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 "To get the most good from your daily (Bible) reading keep in mind these key words: (1) THINK. Keep the mind fixed on the passage. If it is difficult, read aloud. (2) PRAY. The heart must be taught...

If I had the gift of prophecy and knew all about what is going to happen in the future, knew everything about everything, but didn't love others, what good would it do? Even if I had the gift of faith so that I could speak to a mountain and make it move, I would still...

Let us be concerned for one another, to help one another to show love and to do good. Let us not give up the habit of meeting together, as some are doing. Instead, let us encourage one another all the more, since you see that the Day of the Lord is coming nearer....

In the Sermon On The Mount, Jesus outlines a radically different way of thinking about life: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3 Poor in spirit. The Greek language, in which the New Testament was originally written, has...

"If the vessel of our soul is still tossed with winds and storms, let us awake the Lord, who reposes in it, and He will quickly calm the sea.” Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God, Paris, circa 1680