Free at last, my sins are forgiven! Thank God, I’m free at last … but what does this MEAN? Forgiveness of sin means I am ...
“… intent on one purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.” –Philippians 2:2b-3 ...
The difference between “worthy” and “entitled” is a willingness to do the work. A worthy person believes they are qualified to receive good things, and ...
My 5-year old daughter loves to find birds in our neighborhood and try to call them to come to her. “Tweet tweet” she says. “Tweet ...
Every new day is a new page, blank on one side and covered on the other with all that has come before. You cannot change ...
Have you ever had that moment where you stand on a scale to weigh yourself, see the numbers fluctuating, and try to *will* them to ...
I got lost at DFW International Airport when I was 6 years old. My father and I were there to pick up a family member, ...
“This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith.” -1 John 5:4b God has shown you the pathway to ultimate victory, a salvation ...
On a bike ride with my family the other day, a black snake darted right across our path. Thankfully, we simply rolled on by and ...
There is so much sin, failure, and wrong in the lineage of Jesus recorded in Matthew 1 that you might think these people would be ...
This is my Easy Button, a desktop toy from Staples that added flare and fun to my working environment for many years. I’m throwing it ...
GREAT LEADERS know when to step up, and when to step down. They are ready to step in when needed, and willing to step aside ...
A couple of weeks ago, billionaire Jeff Bezos had a really, really important conversation with a 90-year old man that could have gone really, really ...
Did you hear Captain Kirk finally made it to space for real? Last week, 90-year-old William Shatner not only became the oldest person ever to ...
On September 11, 2001, I was working at the News-Press, our local paper. Like every other American, that morning I woke to a new world, ...
Plenty of people talk about the power of organic marketing and how simple it can be when done correctly. But if you do it wrong… ...
A few weeks ago I got sick and wondered what everyone does these days… “Is it Covid? It turns out it wasn’t, but… I was ...
It’s easy to assume the current way you’re working, living, and operating is just “the way things are.” Until you discover a better way. It’s ...
Remember when the whole world lost their mind over toilet paper? Stores couldn’t keep it in stock. People hoarded it and treated it like gold. ...
An Encouraging Word GOD IS WITH YOU IN THE WORK I found it amusing that my nose was running like a faucet, because it felt like my sinuses were stuffed with cotton. It was a Monday, and it was one of those days where the space around my eyes felt …
TOPICS: christian life, discipleship, encouragement, faithfulness, Haggai 2, hope, Matthew 26, Matthew 28, meaning, rest, weariness, Work
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Matthew 14 JESUS WANTS TO CALM YOUR FEAR In the fourth watch of the night [Jesus] came to them, walking on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they …
TOPICS: boldness, courage, doubt, faith, fear, Matthew 14, revelation, sea, trouble, trust, uncertainty, unexpected, waves
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Matthew 13 GOD WANTS TO HELP YOU GROW Matthew 13:1-50… In Matthew 13, Jesus tells four parables about things that grow, three about sorting good results and people from bad, two parables about the great value and worth of the Kingdom of Heaven, and …
TOPICS: fruit, growth, harvest, influence, judgment, learn with us, Matthew 13, parables, resources, righteousness
This song is a treasure-trove of truth. Throughout the ages, the people of God have collected the foundational truths of Scripture into creeds. These are consolidated statements of belief that are meant to focus our hearts on the core of our faith. A couple of Sundays ago I attended a …
TOPICS: Apostles Creed, Hillsong, learning, music, worship
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Matthew 12 JESUS CAN FILL YOUR EMPTINESS OF SOUL “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when …
TOPICS: completion, learn with us, life change, Matthew 12, resources, soul
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 4 GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU GOOD SLEEP In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. (Psalm 4:8) Sleep can be hard to come by sometimes, especially when our hearts are anxious. …
TOPICS: anxiousness, peace, Psalm 4, rest, sleep
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Matthew 11 JESUS WILL COVER YOUR BASES When Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities. (Matthew 11:1) In Matthew 10 and 11, Jesus instructs His disciples and sends them away from home …
TOPICS: learn with us, Matthew 11, mission, resources, responsibilities, trust
An Encouraging Word YOUR FATHER WANTS GOOD THINGS FOR YOU Four minutes in, I discovered the truth: small children are terrible at picking strawberries. It was a couple of years ago, and I was with some friends who have small children, exploring a “U-Pick” strawberry patch on a sunny Sunday …
TOPICS: faith, family, Father, help, kids, love, provision, trust
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Matthew 9 JESUS HAS COMPASSION FOR YOU And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the Kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When He saw the crowds, He had compassion for them, …
TOPICS: action, compassion, kingdom, Matthew 9, resources, trust
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Matthew 8 GOD REVEALS YOUR SAVIOR THROUGH YOUR STORMS And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey Him?” (Matthew 8:27) Jesus’ disciples had enjoyed plenty of time with Him before, watching Him do incredible things …
TOPICS: deliverance, difficulty, hardship, intimacy, Matthew 8, perspective, storms, trials
