Our Challenging Reality: A young woman shared her heart in Bible class: We all prayed and asked for God’s wisdom to know whether my dad should move to this new church, but we obviously misread the will of God. From
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:31,32 …Let
Imagine swimming in a vast lake and getting three or four hundred yards offshore when suddenly a freak fog rolls in and surrounds you. You’re trapped in this tiny circle of diffused light, but you can’t see beyond your arm’s
“My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak.” (2 Corinthians 12:9a TEV) As a pastor, I meet hurting people all the time. You can take two people, put them in the same difficult
Work brings about so much stress. After a long work day, the day closes, and if you are being overworked you will know it because you will feel drained physically, mentally, and emotionally. When you are overworked you feel totally drained out
When Jewish pilgrims made their way to the temple in Jerusalem, they had a group of poems they recited together as they traveled. These poems or psalms were called the “songs of ascent.”One of the psalms describes the anxiety pilgrims
Bondage is all about being held captive, it can be a physical form of imprisonment but it can also be mental or emotional. Bondage can easily be dismissed as a bad habit, a character flaw or some obnoxious personality quirk.
The powers of prayer of forgiveness, and of positive thinking are all very powerful indeed. They are also closely connected to each other. Everything from our health to our finances to our relationships with others are affected by the negativity
Someone sent me a prayer for Thanksgiving that expressed the most important things in life — more important than a promotion or a surprise bonus, more Read More »
Way back in 1981, the Royal Academy of Music in Finland invited British violinist Peter Cropper to play at a special concert. The concert was special Read More »