Dear God: For the last two weeks, I’ve been on the road on business, away from my immediate family. Sometimes it gets lonely. Thank you …
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A Difficult Truth
When bad things happen, we pray for instant relief, deliverance and resolution. But notice Jesus’ personal response to impending trauma. “We must allow the story of …
Read More »The Sound of Silence
Did you know that silence can be loud? Really loud? Sometimes it is what’s not said that speaks the loudest. “The chief priests went on …
Read More »What is Your Focus?
The two disciples walking the road to Emmaus were so overwhelmed with their loss of Jesus that they didn’t recognize that the “stranger” who joined …
Read More »Freedom to Believe
Dear God: Thank you for the freedoms we enjoy in our country. Here in the U.S., it’s easy to take for granted the fact that …
Read More »The Struggle
Are we supposed to have to struggle to understand what God wants us to know? Yes! There is no such thing as easy knowledge, especially …
Read More »The Kingdom Manifesto
Many claim to be followers of Jesus. “We’re Christian,” they say. But do they realize what that means? Here is Luke’s most concentrated summary of …
Read More »Contrarian People
How do we define a person who is against what everyone else is for? How do we describe their contrariness? “Someone who automatically tends to …
Read More »Contemporary Pioneers
Sometimes we’re tempted to think that the glory days of pioneers exploring new frontiers is a thing of the past. After all, when was the …
Read More »Declutter Your Life
In his book, Starting Today, Rubel Shelly says one way to declutter your life is to get rid of stress (within your home and heart). …
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