The Trouble With Normal
“We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. Romans 7:14-15 You do not live in constant crisis, though »
A Good Name
“A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. Proverbs 22:1 This was his life verse, and he taught by his life and by his instruction to thousands of youth and others of the principles in life which bring forth “a »
Gratitude Is So Rare Yet So Necessary
“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 There is a legend of a man recounted in the classic devotional Springs in the Valley who found the barn where Satan kept his seeds ready to be sown in the human »
How Can You Change A Life
Do you ever feel overwhelmed when you try to do good? Well how about some good news: you can change a life!
Conflicting Fears
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. 1 John 4:18 Reading the Bible you become aware of what appears to be conflicting thoughts concerning fear. There is the oft stated command to fear God compared to the verse above to cast out fear through perfect »
Joy In Toil
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24 Last week a man celebrated his 101st »
Why Did I Choose This?
“The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish…to flee from the Lord. Jonah 1:1-3 “A person often »
Back To The "Normal"
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed….Therefore, we do not lose »
Rigorous Race To Glory
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last »
The Life In Your Head
“After He had dismissed them, He went up in the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone. Jesus in Matthew 14:23 Can you be alone in a crowd? Absolutely! A great portion of your life is lived in the privacy of your own consciousness, or »
The Spiritual Expressions of Your God Designed Tears
“During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears for the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Hebrews 5:7 “I am worn out from groaning; all night long I flood »
