Posts Tagged ‘faith’
Good Deeds
Years ago in a performance review, an employee said to me, “There are givers and takers in this world. It makes you Christians feel good to give. So, I am here to take.” I was so shocked that I had no comeback. But since then, those words have caused me…
Read MoreWho’s Behind the Curtain?
In the story of “The Wizard of Oz,” everyone feared the great and powerful Oz who appeared as a giant disembodied head with a thundering voice, encased in flame and smoke. Because of his superior knowledge and wizardry, a city was built around him, even though its citizens avoided his…
Read MoreTrapped in the Storm
On his journey to Rome, the Apostle Paul did not have the advantage of air travel, so he went by sea, switching ships at various ports. Without modern storm detection equipment, Paul’s ship became swamped by an unexpected northeaster that rendered them helpless to navigate. The storm was so violent…
Read MoreThe Meeting Place
I believe each Christ-follower occasionally goes through a difficulty that is completely perplexing: the reason and surrounding circumstances of the situation make no logical sense. The most maddening of those have no clear direction for handling/resolving, when doing nothing only allows the situation to worsen. I had one of those…
Read MoreDetermining the Point of Need
Most of us Christ-followers have some level of difficulty applying spiritual concepts to the reality of daily living. While we feel encouraged by reading scripture and/or devotionals, are we actually putting these Truths into practice? In reality, our first course of action is to do whatever it is that we…
Read MorePlacing the Bar Within Reach
Moses as the leader of God’s people was a tough act for anyone to follow. Never in the history of man had any one participated in turning water into blood, dividing a sea of water into vertical walls lining a pathway, striking a rock and having abundant water gush out,…
Read MoreThe Dog Ate It
“One day Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.’” Everyone piled into a boat, and while Jesus took a nap, such a violent storm hit them that the disciples were afraid they were going to drown. They woke Jesus up not so…
Read MoreGrace for Dinky Faith
God so highly esteemed Abraham as to make him an incredible promise: “I will make you into a great nation and will bless you; I will make your name great and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse;…
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