"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." --Proverbs 1:7 (NKJV) Have you ever made a crazy or impulsive decision that had a bad effect on your life? There's a good chance that God's input was entirely ignored or left out of your decision-making process at that [...]
"Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think." --Ephesians 3:20 (NLT) Have you ever lived through a crisis you thought was impossible to endure, or overcome a challenge you surely thought was insurmountable? Well, Timothy and I [...]
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” --John 11:25-26 (NLT) One Easter Sunday, I went to church and dinner with some friends of mine. Although [...]
"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." --Romans 8:28 (NLT) Have you ever baked something like a cake or cookies from scratch? If so, you've experienced the fun of pouring individual ingredients in the big [...]
"The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit." --John 3:3 (NLT) I remember one day when I was doing a service at a nursing home. I asked [...]
"So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law." --Galatians 5:1 (NLT) You've probably heard the old saying, "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." Think about the people or things you stand for in your [...]