God said it to Samuel as he looked among Jesse’s boys for Israel’s next king: The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart (1
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.
These are the words of thousands, even millions, of us who look at the New Year and worry if we’re up to the changes that we say we want to make. Fear of change, uncertainty about opportunities, and worry about
Do you need help but don’t know what to do? Are you unable to feel God’s love or sense His direction for your life when you meditate or pray? Sometimes when you are faced with challenges that feel overwhelming, it is not always possible to
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? How do you feel? There, that thought which flashed through your mind when you read the questions gives you what you need to know. Are you satisfied? Thrilled? Saddened? Now
“For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard it did not combine it with faith.” – Hebrews 4:2 The
Do you like to wait? Do you enjoy sitting at a doctor’s office waiting to be seen? How about going to the drive through at a fast food restaurant with a 35-car line and the food not cooking fast enough?
Last Friday, an editorial cartoon in this paper showed a frantic Jesus unable to answer prayer calls from Ferguson, Missouri. That is one of the most blasphemous cartoons I’ve seen in recent months, and I am deeply offended. The