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. ...
Running Again (Or, “How the Worst Itch Ever Reminded me of the Best Fix of All”) The itch was so bad I could barely stand it. There I was, surrounded by the beauty of a fresh sunrise, sidewalk-jogging past a serene waterway and a meticulously trimmed golf course, and all …
TOPICS: Galatians 6, goals, patience, perseverance, persistance, progress, quitting, relationships, steadfastness, Work
So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from His. (Hebrews 4:9-10) Did God get tired and need a break after His work of creation? Of course not. He rested to …
TOPICS: freedom, habits, Hebrews 4, obedience, peace, rest, Sabbath, Work
When the angels had left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem and see what has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” (Luke 2:15) God gave a word of hope to these outcasts, these unwanted, low-society shepherds. He …
TOPICS: blessing, Christmas, class, entitlement, initiative, perseverance, Work
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 16 OPPOSITION IS A GATEWAY TO GOD’S POWER IN YOUR LIFE But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. (1 Corinthians 16:8-9) Opportunities and opposition often …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians 16, opportunity, overcoming, strength, struggle, trial, victory, Work
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 15 IN THE KINGDOM, YOUR LABOR IS NEVER IN VAIN But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians 15, church, ministry, rest, righteousness, success, victory, Work
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 3 GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF THE END RESULT I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. (1 Corinthians 3:6) We live in a fast-paced, results-oriented world that prizes achievement above most everything else. So, we go go go, push push …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians 3, destiny, diligence, excellence, faith, faithfulness, growth, kingdom, service, trust, Work
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Romans 1 GOD GAVE YOU A GREATER CALLING Paul, a bondservant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Gospel of God. (Romans 1:1) The issue of calling is one we deal with throughout our life. As we grow up, …
TOPICS: destiny, family, Gospel, mission, priorities, purpose, Romans 1, salvation, service, vocation, Work
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Acts 2 THE HOLY SPIRIT WORKS THROUGH REST And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave …
TOPICS: Acts 2, anointing, gifts, peace, Pentecost, power, rest, tongues, Work
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 23 IN CHRIST, GOODNESS AND MERCY CHASE YOU Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (Psalm 23:6) Some of us spend our lives chasing goodness. We …
TOPICS: blessing, favor, goodness, mercy, Psalm 23, Work
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Luke 12 JESUS WANTS YOU TO RECEIVE “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in …
TOPICS: faith, grace, Luke 12, provision, Receiving, salvation, Work
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