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 Luke 15 GOD’S BLESSING IS ALREADY YOURS But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, but he answered his father, “Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you …
TOPICS: blessing, brother, deeds, family, favor, grace, heirs, Luke 15, prodigal son, Receiving, reward, sonship, works
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Mark 12 JESUS SEES YOUR SACRIFICE And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make …
TOPICS: credit, hope, Mark 12, reward, sacrifice
Scripture Notes on 1 Peter 4 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when His glory …
TOPICS: 1 Peter 4, faithfulness, glory, reward, suffering, trial
Scripture Notes on 1 Peter 3 But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled… (1 Peter 3:14) The reality of suffering is one that many people don’t like to deal with. Even many Christians, uncomfortable trying to …
TOPICS: 1 Peter 3, blessing, faithfulness, hope, pain, persecution, perspective, reward, suffering
Scripture Notes on Psalm 142 I cry to you, O Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” (Psalm 142:5) The hope of a Christian is not just a better place after death, but a blessed presence in this life. We look with …
TOPICS: portion, provision, Psalm 142, refuge, reward
Scripture Notes on James 4 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. (James 4:10) So much in the Kingdom is counterintuitive. To live, we must die. To be free, we must become slaves of Christ. To be exalted, we must humble ourselves. This seems like exactly the …
TOPICS: blessing, honor, humility, James 4, pride, reward
In 2 Chronicles 24, Jehoida the priest serves God faithfully, lives 130 years, and is buried with the great honor in the royal cemetery, “among the kings.” Joash the king, by contrast, starts strong but finishes poorly, abandoning his once-faithful worship of Yahweh to worship pagan gods instead. The result? …
TOPICS: 2 Chronicles, faithfulness, finishing strong, reward, scripture notes
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