Just because you are idle, don’t assume God is.
It is now that I must make a choice. Because of Calvary, I’m free to choose. And so I choose. I choose love . . . No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today I...
It is finished! What was finished? The history-long plan of redeeming man was finished. The message of God to man was finished. The works done by Jesus as a man on earth were finished. The task of sel...
In Matthew 24:8, Jesus called these challenges birth pangs. Birth pangs must occur before a new birth. During this time the mother keeps focused on the end result, the moment she gets to hold that bea...
In 1900 the average person living in the United States wanted seventy-two different things and considered eighteen of them essential. Today the average person wants five hundred things and considers o...
I keep thinking of all the people who cast despairing eyes toward the dark heavens and cry Why? And I imagine him. I imagine him listening. I picture his eyes misting and a pierced hand brushing away...
I Choose Love...No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.I Choose Joy...I will invite my God to be the God of circumstanc...
His history is redeemed not in minutes but in lifetimes.
God is whispering to you. Those are his arms you feel. Trust him. That is his voice you hear. Believe him.
Even though you may not understand how God works, you know he does.
Change always brings fear before it brings faith. We always assume the worst before we look for the best. God interrupts our lives with something we’ve never seen, and rather than praise, we panic! We...
But for me, I am anot afraid, because the worst thing that could happen is getting to see my Father eye to eye.
The snake pulled back the curtain to the throne room and invited Eve to take a seat. Put on the crown. Pick up the scepter. Put on the cape. See how it feels to have power. See how feels to have a nam...
Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.
The same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that they will see the good things you do and will praise your Father in heaven.
[God] oversees your world. He monitors your life. He doesn't need to check the doors; indeed, he is the door. Nothing will come your way apart from his permission.
You wanted to know how you’ll make it on your own? Manny asked as the sights and sounds of the lush Jerusalem garden gave way to the sterile hospital chapel. You’ll never know. Because you never will...
Whoever fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge. PROVERBS 14:26
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. (Isa...
When we invite God into our world, he walks in. He brings a host of gifts: joy, patience, resilience. Anxieties come, but they don’t stick. Fears surface and then depart. Regrets land on the windshiel...