With all the gifts and donations sought after, and given, during the holidays, our finances can quickly become out of control. But a little bit of prayerful planning will make better use of all our resources and re-align our focus on God’s priorities.
Similar to the bountiful bouquet we’ve been discussing, your life is also like a flower that unfolds with the passing of time. The Lord promises each of us that we are His “handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10). We are beautifully […]
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Christ’s death and resurrection is a core value of Christianity. The resurrection is the focal point of every truth Christ taught His disciples while on Earth. He said, “I am the resurrection and the life.
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by a larger-than-life challenge before you? Well, I experienced such a moment as our tour bus drove to base of the massive natural fortress called Masada in Israel. Jutting straight up from the shore of the Dead Sea, fortifications were built by the Jews, right on top, some 1300 feet […]
There are many parenting concerns that moms and dads have. But once you’ve watched and warned, and fed and led your little sheep, you can commit them into God’s keeping. Here are three steps how we can trust God with our children.
I vividly remember teaching a Sunday School class from the book of Joshua-Chapter 2, specifically. It stands out to me because this chapter features the story of the life of Rahab and gives us a picture of transforming faith. I want to share the exciting truths of how God changes a person like Rahab—and you and me—from the inside out.
With prayer being so easy, you’d think that we would pray a lot more, right? But prayer, like any other spiritual discipline, is just that—a discipline. We must make an effort to pray. Here are a few things to put on your To Do list to help you grow your prayer life. Do it. You […]
When Jim and I walked away from that ceremony we came away thrilled with all of the tradition and proud of the determination of those troops, but also sobered with the reality of what it means and looks like to be truly committed to something, a cause, a creed, a country — a set of beliefs.
“She has the patience of Job.” It seems that most people have heard of Job. That may be because he suffered so greatly. One day, in the span of a few hours, his children died and he lost all his wealth, everything he had.
DEVOTION: When others think of you, do they think of someone they can trust with their hopes and their troubles? Are you someone they can go to for wise counsel? Do you love others well?