I thank my God every time I remember you. Philippians 1:3 I will never forget my grandparents’ first answering machine. They simply couldn’t figure out how to get that fancy thing programed… Pillars in the church and two of the greatest examples of faithful devotion…
Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin…
It’s a privilege to share this Monday with my first-ever guest blogger… Lutricia Menges, my mom. The Lord shows her treasures in the moments you and I are often quick to miss. It’s her tender heart combined with years in the ministry that make her insight uniquely motivating.…
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6 Just glancing at my fridge calendar made me tired last week. There wasn’t room for one more thing. I…
Lord, if it’s you, Peter replied, tell me to come to you on the water. Matthew 14:28 Have you ever heard the sound of your alarm clock coming from somewhere other than your alarm clock? You could be innocently out and about, and that evil little…
For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place … And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this? Esther 4:14 I blame Stephen. “You…
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 I have a tattoo. If that makes you nervous, hold on to your seat, because…
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws. I hold fast to your statutes, Lord; do not let me be put to shame. I run in the path of your commands, for YOU have broadened my understanding. Psalm…
But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and…
But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, PRAY IN THE POWER of the Holy Spirit, and AWAIT THE MERCY of our Lord Jesus Christ… Jude 1:20-21 A Lie: Being a Christian makes things easier. October 23, 2013 I…