Nov 7, 2017 | Christian Life, Patience, Perseverance
âEverything at IKEA requires assembly. I bought a pillow; they gave me a duck.â âTodd Glass When I became a Christian at the age of 30, I truly had a âscales falling off the eyesâ experience. I was driving to church one morning, just days after becoming a believer and...
Oct 10, 2017 | Bible Study Sneak Peeks (Excerpts), Courage, Perseverance, Suffering
Sometimes God leads us down a hard road not in order to make us stronger, but to bring us into a deeper and more intimate dependence on Him. He knows that it is only in Him where we find true strength. For Hagar, it is at the end of a hard road in the middle of a...
Oct 3, 2017 | Bible Study Sneak Peeks (Excerpts), Character of God, Surrender
âThe angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.â âPsalm 34:7 The Wilderness Years Hagar ⌠A used and abused runaway pagan slave. This is Godâs choice to whom He reveals Himself as El Roi, the âGod Who Sees Meâ? This is the one God pursues...
Jan 16, 2017 | Christian Life, Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Kingdom of God, Perseverance
Every so often someone comes along who so inspires others that he or she is remembered years later. Perhaps a preacher, a songwriter, or president. However, this story is not about creating a legend, but leaving a legacy for the Kingdom of God. I have a friend who has...
Apr 7, 2015 | Patience, Perseverance, Surrender
The air was crisp when I ventured out early one morning to walk the winding trail that bordered the conference grounds. Two days had passed at the Christian Writers Conference and I was eager to spend some time alone with my Lord, listening for His voice. I walked...