I 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…
The 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….
I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell. —2 Corinthians 12:4 This goes FAR beyond wondering what the neighbors will think. This is more like, “I don’t think I can share…
We live close to death but are still alive. —2 Corinthians 6:9b There are too many things in my world. And things move way too fast in my world. By no means is this a complaint, but here’s an example of my life’s schedule. The nugget of wisdom someone…
So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord. — 2 Corinthians 5:6 Ashley MacRae, a registered practical nurse in the emergency department at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Northern…
For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!— 2 Corinthians 4:17 You parents didn’t tell me about the ‘not fun part’ of parenting! You never shared with me the bad cop…
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. — John 3:16 NKJV I could have answered, “John 3:16” when an inquisitive twenty-something asked me my favorite Bible verse. After all, John 3:16 is…
On the day of Pentecost, all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. — Acts 2:1-2 In my prep for Pentecost Sunday this year, I came…
“I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.” —John 17:20 Eating ice cream, deep soul time with a longstanding friend, and walks around the water’s edge are three experiences that rank very high on most peoples’…
The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said. He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” —Matthew 15:25-27…
