“Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.” (Joshua 1:8 NLT) Would you like to prosper and succeed in all you do? What’s it worth to you? The wordContinue reading “What Is Meditation?”
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The Story of Sage Blair
*This article by John Stonestreet and Kasey Leander is disturbing, and I wrestled with whether to share it, but this is a very real issue that many of us simply have our heads in the sand regarding. Please read carefully and prayerfully. These are the kinds of articles that appear regularly on Breakpoint and IContinue reading “The Story of Sage Blair”
When True Faith Begins
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” (Psalm 139:23-24 NLT) What disturbs you most about yourself? The prayer of the Psalmist above is a prayer I often pray, but why?Continue reading “When True Faith Begins”
Purifying Prayer
“Jesus also taught: ‘Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets. Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their propertyContinue reading “Purifying Prayer”
Welcome To Holland
by Emily Perl Kingsley Copyright©1987 by Emily Perl Kingsley. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of the author. *(My wife recently shared this brief poem with me, and it spoke to my heart in a special way. I hope it speaks to you and blesses you with insight and understanding as it did me. EnjoyContinue reading “Welcome To Holland”
Former Things
“Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.” (1 Corinthians 13:4-5 NLT) Do you believe women are part elephant? And, no, I’m not referring to the size of theirContinue reading “Former Things”
Telescope or Microscope?
“Soon the people began to complain about their hardship, and the Lord heard everything they said.” (Numbers 11:1 NLT) Have you ever wondered how you would have responded to eating the same thing for every meal for 40 years? Apparently, the children of Israel didn’t like it, and they began to complain. What about livingContinue reading “Telescope or Microscope?”
The Path of Least Resistance
“Jesus also said, ‘The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, while he’s asleep or awake, the seed sprouts and grows, but he does not understand how it happens.’” (Mark 4:26-27 NLT) On some levels the Christian life is a paradox. When we yield our livesContinue reading “The Path of Least Resistance”
Game to Win or Opportunity to Love?
“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye: Hypocrite! First get rid ofContinue reading “Game to Win or Opportunity to Love?”
When our “Tummy” Hurts
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. I’ll say it again, – it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!’Continue reading “When our “Tummy” Hurts”
Walking With Jesus 