I Can’t Come Down
May 19, 2024 I have a friend who is quite knowledgeable and talented who, if he answered every request for help, would not only be over stressed but quite unsuccessful due to over-commitment. As he talked to me about his…
Moving Onward in Faith
The Pleasure of The Lord
May 5, 2024 If you love someone, you’ll want to know what pleases them. It’s an appropriate thing to ask couples to see if they really know the other person. In what do they take pleasure? Peter gives that advice…
Great Expectation
April 28, 2024 God has given us every reason to expect great things from Him. Jeremiah 33:1–3 (KJV) — 1 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the…
A Gospel Centered Life
April 14, 2024 A Gospel centered life is a Christ centered life because the Lord Jesus Christ and His accomplishment is the focus of the Gospel. Therefore, a Gospel centered life is one in which the person involved is focused…
The Power of Dependency
April 7, 2024 We love being independent. Just ask a person if you can help them and their quick response will be “no thank you.” That is nothing new. It’s exactly what Adam and Eve proclaimed in the Garden of…
God Is Watching
March 24, 2024 Knowing that God is omniscient (all knowing), may go over our heads until we stop and think about it as it concerns us and our activities. We cannot hide from God! And that means we cannot hide…
Breaking Away from the “Used To” Camp
March 3, 2024 I met with a health care professional about an ailment I was experiencing and was quickly disgusted by her attitude of trying to prove her worth to me by telling me all the things she “used to”…
The Intercessor
February 25, 2024 It’s a terrible feeling to be all alone, to feel like there is nobody going to bat for you or to stand in the gap for you. It’s a lonely feeling when you know you need someone…
Your Work Matters to God
February 18, 2024 Next time you feel your work doesn’t matter or you are stuck doing what seems to be a meaningless task, remember this: you were designed to work. Genesis 1:26–27 (ESV) — 26 Then God said, “Let us…
Just Five Good Minutes
February 4, 2024 Jeff Galloway, noted marathon runner himself, has coached many people. In fact, he’s been credited to have influenced the majority of people today who cross the finish line of a 26.2-mile course. His run-walk interval technique has…
The Power of Just One More
January 28, 2024 Anything you do, if you can stretch and do a little more, you can find a sense of power from the breakthrough to go a little farther. The athlete that does all the repetitions the coach prescribed,…
Diligence Is Not an Option
January 21, 2024 The importance of being diligent is seen throughout the Bible, but especially in the account where Jesus described the greatest commandment as He summed up the Ten Commandments this way: Mark 12:29–31 (ESV) — 29 Jesus answered,…