“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”— Matthew 14:28 We may or may not realize it but, like Peter, we confront or challenge Jesus. We confront or challenge Jesus in direct and indirect ways. For example, we challenge Jesus when we get…
Read More“By all means, go,” the king of Aram replied. “I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold and ten sets of clothing. — 2 Kings 5:5 Summertime travel. Most of us pack….
Read MoreThe Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh…” But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. — Jonah 6: 1 and 3, NLT My friend Becca had it…
Read More“Why should we shed any blood? Let’s just throw him into this empty cistern here in the wilderness. Then he’ll die without our laying a hand on him.”… So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off the beautiful robe he was wearing. Then they grabbed him and threw him…
Read MoreOne day Abraham said to his oldest servant, the man in charge of his household, “Take an oath by putting your hand under my thigh. Swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry one of these local Canaanite…
Read MoreBut Abram replied, “O Sovereign LORD, how can I be sure that I will actually possess it?” — Genesis 15:8 Stand on the free throw line in front of the basketball net. Players line up to your left and right ready to attack. Perhaps you ball bounce once or…
Read MoreThe Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart. And the Lord…
Read MoreWe all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful things God has done!” — Acts 2:11b Her face showed it. Actually, her face actually glowed with it. Still, together alone on the deck, he asks, “Did you have a wonderful time?” Change this story to your…
Read MoreYes! One great boss? Glorious! I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. —John 17:4 You caught your boss’s vision. The one you work (or worked) for inspired you. Often, he or she aligned you. Having a great boss isn’t always…
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