Posts Tagged ‘faith’
I Did That
Success is revered in our culture. It is even more admirable when individuals have overcome great obstacles and disadvantages to achieve it. Dr. Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon, who ran in the 2016 primaries for US President, makes my short list. He faced multiple hardships associated with his parents’ divorce such…
Read MoreChristmas Wish List
When I was a child, the song, “All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth” was popular. While that was me one year in particular, I thought it was hilarious that two front teeth would be the entire list for Santa. My list always had a lot of…
Read MoreGod Knows Best
The Bible is chock-full of amazing promises that God has made to His people. There is no way in this short space to do justice to them all, and certainly each of us has our favorites. I seem to gravitate to those that defy natural conditions and circumstances. They elevate…
Read MoreForgiveness Conundrum
Jesus taught many hard Kingdom truths that are difficult to practice like loving your enemies and giving your possessions to someone who would otherwise steal them. Many of us conveniently ignore these teachings, or at best make grudging obligatory attempts. On the other hand, a majority of Christ-followers would probably…
Read MoreThe Same Forever
If you are tuned into the times, you know there is a great dichotomy between living through fearful world and national events, and experiencing the sweet supernatural presence of God invading a worship service as He did at the Asbury Revival. God made the sovereign decision to palpably inhabit the…
Read MoreSo Hard, Yet So Good
Few things commanded by God confound us as much as the issue of forgiveness. Jesus specifically taught on the subject many times, highlighting it in His instruction to His disciples on how to pray; what we call The Lord’s Prayer. With a paralytic, He elevated the act of forgiving above…
Read MoreIt’s Too Hard
How many times have we lost a glorious opportunity because the road to achievement just seemed to be too hard? Mankind has a lot of company in this area. One historical example is the nation of Israel, led by Moses out of Egyptian captivity, only to falter in taking possession…
Read MorePrepare To Meet Your Maker
In old movies with battles depicting fierce hand-to-hand combat, the warrior preparing to deliver a death-blow to his opponent would dramatically proclaim, “Prepare to meet your Maker!” Moses proclaimed the same message – but with different words and intent — to the Israelites he had led out of Egypt to…
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