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. ...
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 12 YOUR WORSHIP CAN BLESS THE WORLD Mary took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. (John 12:3) …
TOPICS: anointing, blessing, impact, John 12, purpose, service, significance, worship
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 11 SOMETIMES GOD DELAYS BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus. So when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was. (John 11:5-6, HCSB) Notice what this passage doesn’t …
TOPICS: answers, John 11, prayer, waiting
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 10 JESUS IS YOUR VOICE OF LIFE “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they might have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10) There is no “silver lining” to sin. Yes, God works all things together …
TOPICS: deliverance, direction, faith, focus, guidance, John 10, listening, sin, temptation, trust, truth
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 9 JESUS IS YOUR VISION The man answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was born blind, now I see.” (John 9:25) It’s one thing to be educated about Jesus. It’s another …
TOPICS: belief, faith, John 9, miracles, persistance, prayer, sight, vision
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 32 GOD HAS A GREATER TREASURE FOR YOU Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord. (Psalm 32:10) How often do we hear the story of the celebrity or millionaire who has everything …
TOPICS: blessing, inheritance, Psalm 32, righteous, sorrow, treasure, wicked
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 31 GOD HAS ABUNDANT GOODNESS FOR YOU Oh, how abundant is Your goodness, which You have stored up for those who fear You and worked for those who take refuge in You… (Psalm 31:19) Some people think of God as a distant deity, …
TOPICS: confidence, faith, Psalm 31, refuge, reward, trust, waiting
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 8 THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE INDEED So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John …
TOPICS: abiding, belief, faithfulness, freedom, John 8, salvation, trust, truth
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 7 SOMETIMES JESUS WORKS IN SECRET [Jesus said] “You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come.” After saying this, He remained in Galilee. But after His brothers had gone …
TOPICS: faith, fear, John 7, prayer, providence, trust, uncertainty, understanding
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 6 JESUS HAS A DEEPER TRUTH FOR YOU The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the …
TOPICS: experience, fulfillment, future, hope, John 6, prayer, reality, truth, understanding, waiting
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 5 JESUS BRINGS ANSWERS IN UNEXPECTED WAYS One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, He said to him, “Do you want …
TOPICS: deliverance, expectations, healing, John 5, miracles, prayer, rescue, salvation
