Posts tagged “Bible”
Cell phone vs. God’s Word
Do you know how many times a day the average person picks up his or her cell phone to check messages, scores, or other…
Learn to R-E-A-D your Bible
Can I share a spiritual habit that has helped enrich my Bible reading? R-E-A-D your Bible. This acronym helps me daily to meditate more…
Resolve
The ticktock countdown finally reached the midnight hour. While the echo of “Auld Lang Syne” burned off in the rising sun of the dawn,…
Drunk with the devil
Have you ever gotten drunk with the devil? I’m not talking about drinking beers with the prince of darkness. I’m thinking about thoughts served…
A little of this . . . a little of that
My workplace has an amazing cafeteria. There are so many options: the mainline options, a salad bar with anything you could want, rotisserie chicken,…
Inner strength starts outside
My trainer explains that physical strength improves only with active exertion past a stress point. You have to reach a place of exhaustion and…
The Holy Spirit has your back
Zach was about to graduate from high school. It was hard because his mom had died two years previously. And then just a couple…
God’s path
It’s possible to believe that Jesus is my Savior from sin and that he has given me eternal life and yet spend my days…
It’s right in front of you
In our home the following can be heard, “Honey, where’s the ketchup?” Or one of our boys will shout, “Mom, I can’t find my…
You have the right words
“I just don’t know what to say.” How many of us have had that thought when someone challenges God’s truth? Before Jesus sent them…
You’re in a competition
It’s amazing to see Olympic athletes compete. It’s breathtaking to watch them perform in their events. But how did those athletes get to that…
Faith’s foothold
My friend Roman was a rookie warden in the 1960s, training for mountain rescue in the Canadian Rockies. A farm boy, he’d never climbed…