Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
Peace
Peace is not being where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It is being in the midst of these things and still being calm in your heart. @nickygumbel
Pray This /2
Your faithful love for me is great. You have saved me from the grave itself. Psalm 86:13 Lord, help me to live obsessed by You today so that my abiding awareness of You continually pushes itself to the forefront of my life. Teach me how to choose only Your way today...
Pray This /1
Pray to have eyes that see the best, a heart that forgives the worst, a mind that forgets the bad, and a soul that never loses faith.
The Arc of God’s Providence
What a great and wonderful story is the history of God, a history that is still being written and in which we are each players. The world around us, the anointed Word of the Bible, the Holy Spirit, all testify to the magnificence and love of our Creator. Three...
Time With God
Need some guidance from God this morning? Prayer and fasting paves the way for divine direction. Prayer and fasting; unhurried time with God in an exceptionally different way.
A Prayer Of The Prophet Habakkuk
I have heard all about you, LORD.I am filled with awe by your amazing works.In this time of our deep need,help us again as you did in years gone by.And in your anger,remember your mercy. Habakkuk 3:1-2 NLT Relevant for Habakkuk's time. Relevant for our time.
Jesus Sets Out For Jerusalem And Passover
As the time drew near for His return to heaven, Jesus moved steadily onward toward Jerusalem with an iron will. Luke 9:51 TLB Jesus resolutely turned His face to Jerusalem. His entire life and ministry was a journey to this moment. #Easter2023, 2/42
The Greatest Love-Story Of All Time: Prologue
Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 NLT Much is made in sports of the GOAT, the greatest of all time. This quarterback, this forward, that cyclist. What about the GLOAT? The greatest love-story of...
The Shamrock
Legend has it that when St. Patrick was teaching the Gospel in 5th century Ireland he used the three-leaf clover (“shamrock”) to illustrate the Holy Trinity. The shamrock was a common Celtic plant. In St. Patrick’s telling, each of the leaves symbolized a member of...
If You Have Time To Worry
"If you have time to worry you have time to pray." This lyric comes from a wonderful southern gospel song by the talented Gordon Mote. You may watch his performance of the song here, or simply marinate in the lyrics of the song below. Your day's already fallin' to...
The Prodigal Son – Humilitas /3
And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his servants, ‘Quickly, bring the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. And...
Pride and Humility – Humilitas /2
"The pride of mankind will be brought low, and human loftiness will be humbled; the Lord alone will be exalted on that day." Isaiah 2:17 HCSB God opposes the sin of pride almost more than any other sin. Why? He hates pride because it gets in the way of our proper...
Putting Others Above Self – Humilitas /1
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility, value others above yourself, not looking to your own interests, but to the interests of the others. Adapted, Philippians 2:3-4 NIV #humility
The Sabbath Symphony
When you enter into church the issue is what you contribute to the symphony for God. Paraphrased, Ecclesiastes 5:1-2 As we gather on Sabbath to join the symphony of praise and worship to our God and to draw closer to Him through His Word, here are seven simple things...
Truth And Lies
The truth is always quiet. It is the lies that are loud. Selah.
Acts Of Kindness
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted (Paraphrase, The Lion And The Mouse, Aesop circa 580 BC). Try to make at least one person happy each day. If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, think a kind thought....
God Is A Jealous God
God and the Holy Spirit (and Jesus) are one. We are each a Temple in which The Holy Spirit lives. The Holy Spirit loves us with agape love (see here). In return, He is jealous for all our love and attention. And He takes it personally when we give ourselves to the...
Conform Ye
God's purpose for His children is that they be conformed to the image of Christ (Romans 8:29). Being conformed is about intentionality. It's about imitation. We become what we repeatedly do and say. The apostle Paul encourages followers of Jesus Christ to model our...
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