Down to Egypt. Just a few hours ago Joseph's life was looking up.
Don't get sucked into short-term thinking. Your struggles will not last forever, but you will.
Don't equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not.
Christ-followers contract malaria, bury children & battle addictions & as a result, face fears. Its not the absence of storms that sets us apart. It's whom we discover in the storm; an unstirred Chris...
Christ entered our world. As a result, we can enter His.
But prayer isn't asking God to do what we want. Prayer is asking God to what is right.
At the beginning of every act of faith, there is often a seed of fear.
Ask God for a special alertness to sense moments in this day when you can clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Thank the Lord for each person who has demonstr...
After Christ’s sacrifice there would be no more need to shed blood. He once for all took blood into that inner room, the Holy of Holies, and sprinkled it on the mercy seat; but it was not the blood of...
A los líderes religiosos les encantaba (y todavía les encanta) hacer un teatro de sus oraciones. Se situaban en lo alto de las intersecciones y practicaban la piedad pública. A Jesús le repugnaba el e...
Reaching for the Bible on the end table.) There's an answer for every occasion in here. Like a map for life.
You’ll get through this. You fear you won’t. We all do. We fear that the depression will never lift, the yelling will never stop, the pain will never leave. Here in the pits, surrounded by steep walls...
We fear saying the wrong thing or using the wrong tone or acting the wrong way. So rather than do it incorrectly, we do nothing at all.
There is no separation. There is no chasm between you and the heavens. There is no divider, no veil between you and God’s love.
No wonder Chelsea’s memory had become her greatest weapon, a sword she wielded, wounding others to protect herself. For decades she had waged this war, but at what cost? Now she stood alone on the bat...
Listen closely. Jesus’ love does not depend upon what we do for him. Not at all. In the eyes of the King, you have value simply because you are. You don’t have to look nice or perform well. Your value...
He took on your face in the hope that you would see his.
God can turn any tragedy into a triumph, if only you will wait and watch.
Give all your worries to him, because he cares about you (1 Pet. 5:7). (The German word for worry means to strangle. The Greek word means to divide the mind. Both are accurate. Worry is a noose on the...
For you to be healthy, you must rest. Slow down, and God will heal you. He will bring rest to your mind, to your body, and most of all to your soul. He will lead you to green pastures.