What Can I Do to Help?
“Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill...
View ArticleKaleidoscope Glory
“Oh,the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!” Romans 11:33When was the last time you looked into a kaleidoscope? Remember those long tubes, usually made of cardboard with hundreds of...
View ArticleDisplaced
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9Have you ever felt...
View ArticleThe Power Of Patience
"The fruit of the Spirit is . . . longsuffering." Galatians 5:22 We’ve all heard the prayer: “Lord, make me more patient—and do it now!” Why is it that patience evaporates when we are late for a...
View ArticleThe Life God Loves to Partner With Part 1
"May I continue to find favor in your eyes, my lord," she said. "You have given me comfort and have spoken kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servant girls." Ruth...
View ArticleManaging the Mess
"Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?" Ruth 1:21When we meet Naomi in the Scriptures, her life is a mess. She and her husband had gone...
View ArticleFather and Friend
“You are my friends if you do what I command.” John 15:14A short clip on the evening news recently featured a suburban high school’s attempt to address the spiraling epidemic of teenage drinking. The...
View ArticleUpside Down Toast
“Jesus began to preach, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near’.” Matthew 4:17Have you ever made a piece of toast, slathered it with butter and strawberry jam, and just as you’re about to take the...
View ArticleWhat to Do Until the Stars Fall
“Accept what I say… I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.” Proverbs 4:10-12My biology...
View ArticleReliable Grace
“Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody." Romans 12:17Do you ever pay much attention to bumper stickers? I find them fascinating! You can be driving...
View ArticleChin Up!
“Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions.” Ephesians 2:4-5One of my all-time favorite kid’s stories is...
View ArticleBreaking The Spin Cycle
"[Satan] was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. . . . He is a liar and the father of it." John 8:44 Politicians are adept at “spinning”...
View ArticleThe Life God Loves To Partner With Part 2
Are you going to compete with God’s plan, or converge with it? We all reach points in our life when we have to choose whether we’ll follow God’s plan, or our own. In today’s teaching on the book of...
View ArticleIn Your Head
"I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel." Galatians 1:6 I love the prayer that begins, “God be in my head.” When I first heard...
View ArticleLife on Level One
"Praise be to the LORD, who this day has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer.” Ruth 4:14In an ancient form of Chinese drama, plays were often performed on a two-level stage. On the first level, the...
View ArticleGrace and Truth
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14It’s a grandfather’s...
View ArticleCelebrate Winter
"Why are you cast down, O my soul? . . . Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance. Psalm 42:5"I love living where there are four seasons. But even though I love settling...
View ArticleOnly Jesus Satisfies
“Jesus answered, ‘Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water...
View ArticleYour Brilliance Factor
“For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.” Proverbs 8:11Adrian Grasselly was used to working with precious material. As an expert diamond cutter, he was...
View ArticleExploratory Procedure
"The Word of God is living and powerful, . . . a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Hebrews 4:12 I have a friend who recently underwent a laryngoscopy. I winced as he explained how...
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