Sep 3, 2019 | Courage, Fear & Doubt, Follow Christ (Count the Cost)
The wind is howling, a storm is raging, the boat is swamped . . . and Jesus is in the back of the boat, asleep on a cushion. Shaking Jesus from His slumber, the disciples cry out, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” (Mark 4:37-38). These seasoned sailors would have...
Jul 30, 2019 | Adoption, Eternity & Heaven & Hell, Thankfulness
It was a cool winter day when a newborn baby was left at the door of an orphanage. No one knew where she came from or the day she had been born. As the child grew, she dreamed about her future family. She imagined her adoptive father and mother and the home they would...
Jul 12, 2019 | Christian Life, Perseverance, Prayer
I’ll never forget the day. I was a new Christian and sat down for what I knew would be barely a 5-minute Quiet Time. Convicted, I confessed to God, “I know something has been standing in the way. I wake up and rush to work and barely spend a few minutes with...
Jul 4, 2019 | Courage, Fear & Doubt, Follow Christ (Count the Cost)
“Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants Thereof”- inscription on the Liberty Bell Celebrating Freedom What a mission! These words are inscribed on the bell that rang out at the first reading of our country’s Declaration of...
Jun 19, 2019 | Character of God, Evil & Satan & Sin, Forgiveness
I love reading the gospel of Luke. He was a physician who kept careful notes and viewed the world through a logical lens. In Luke chapter 4 (verses 33-41), Luke records that Jesus had just spent the day teaching in the synagogue, where He healed a man who was...
May 12, 2019 | Abortion and Healing, Forgiveness, Sanctity of Life
It’s Mother’s Day! That special time of year we dedicate to celebrating moms and the precious gift of life God invites them to bring into the world. Perhaps the most famous mom is the young bride Mary, the mother of Jesus. Like all moms, Mary had hopes and...
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