Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold. — Proverbs 22:1 Spider-Man, a red Ninja, the Black Panther and other caped crusaders keep their crime fighting clothes in a dresser drawer here. When in these costumes, my kids…
Read MoreShe said she’d be there for you. She added the following more than once, “You are counting me in, right?” You actually counted her in. On the big day that really mattered to you, she didn’t show. She didn’t even call. We’ve all traveled the road of disappointment. At…
Read MoreI didn’t quite know how this phone call would work out. A couple of factors made this a bit uncomfortable. I started with Kim. Surprisingly, she was very cordial. Within a minute of what turned out to be an intake interview, she realized she would have to pass me…
Read MoreIf you have found yourself living in a loop wondering where God is, or how God is calling to you, you’ll understand the following. Let’s begin with the loop itself. The people of God who enter the Promised Land are involved in what I call a six-phase cycle (or…
Read MoreSo Gideon…did as the LORD commanded, but he did it at night because he was afraid…” — Judges 6:27 A plethora of people show fear throughout scripture. We begin with Adam and Eve who hide from God after eating forbidden fruit. Moses, Hagar, Esther, David, and Jonah are OT headliners…
Read MoreA crucial moment in the story of the feeding of 5,000 comes with the question, “So how is everyone going to grab dinner?” The disciples may have looked down with disappointment or dismay at the boy’s meager offering. Perhaps they were even baffled by it. After all, the tike was…
Read MoreThen Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up. “There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?” — John 6:8-9 When I read these verses here in John 6, I think of every Christian everywhere. Why? Because…
Read MoreYou know the power of prayer. You are called TO pray. You know prayer to work and you just cannot stop doing it. However, the person you’re praying for may not ask you outright to stop praying for them, but it is more than clear that your prayers—and your…
Read MoreI know that same faith continues strong in you. This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. — 1 Timothy 1:5b-6 No one made it through a fourth-grade social studies class without learning about…
Read MoreThe father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!” — Mark 9:24 “Yes! Answered prayer!” The father of a very sick boy must have exclaimed just before he encountered Jesus’ disciples. After all, the disciples had recently healed many sick people (Mark 6:7….
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