“Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NLT) I ended yesterday’s post with a question. We’ll get to the question in a minute, but first weContinue reading “Who Can You Trust?”
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Are You a Promise Keeper? (Part 2)
“But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment. Since everything around us is going to be destroyed likeContinue reading “Are You a Promise Keeper? (Part 2)”
Where Are You Investing?
“But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’” (Matthew 25:26-27 NLT) What is the largest investment you’ve ever made? BeContinue reading “Where Are You Investing?”
Some Very Good Advice
“Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and He brought her to the man. ‘At last!’ the man exclaimed. ‘This one is bone from my body, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called “woman” because she was taken from “man,”’ This explains why a man leaves his father and motherContinue reading “Some Very Good Advice”
Best of Breakpoint: Why So Many Are Choosing Couches Over Pews
*Dear friends, as we begin a new year, I wanted to share this vital message co-authored by John Stonestreet and Shane Morris. This is a 2-part series that I will share with you over the next two days. Please read carefully and prayerfully and allow the Holy Spirit to guide you. Blessings, Ed Today, theContinue reading “Best of Breakpoint: Why So Many Are Choosing Couches Over Pews”
Your Personal History
“Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.” (Psalm 107:43 NLT) After your life has ended and nothing remains of you but a memory, what will people learn of you? When the way you are living right now becomes the historyContinue reading “Your Personal History”
Show Up! Blow Up! Throw Up! Grow Up!
“Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way moreContinue reading “Show Up! Blow Up! Throw Up! Grow Up!”
Faithfulness Leads to Fruitfulness
“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in Me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5 NLT) As I look back over my life, I can very often gauge the fruitfulness of my life by my faithfulness. In otherContinue reading “Faithfulness Leads to Fruitfulness”
Why Is Faithfulness So Vital?
“Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful.” (1 Corinthians 4:2 NLT) While travelling with my daughter across some of the western states, we stopped at Yellowstone National Park. I’d heard of “Old Faithful,” but had only seen pictures, so I was looking forward to seeing what all theContinue reading “Why Is Faithfulness So Vital?”
The Exponential Effects of Your Witness
“When He (Jesus) saw the crowds, He had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” (Matthew 9:36 NLT) To me the most vital characteristic a Jesus follower must have in order to influence others for Him, is compassion. We fret and make excuse for not reaching out toContinue reading “The Exponential Effects of Your Witness”
Walking With Jesus 