“We blossom like a flower and then wither. Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear.” (Job 14:2 NLT) A wise friend made the observation that for families with small children the days are long, but the years are short. My “baby” girl will turn 50 this year, though it seems only yesterday we brought her home from theContinue reading “To the Second!”
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Are You Being Deceived?
“For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen Ones. See, I have warned you about this ahead of time.” (Matthew 24:24-25 NLT) Deception isn’t just for the last days. Satan has been deceiving people since the Garden of Eden.Continue reading “Are You Being Deceived?”
Are Your Prayers Not Powerful Enough?
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in Me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.” (John 14:12 NLT) Today I want to raise more questions than I’ll answer. I believe on the one hand we tend to get frustratedContinue reading “Are Your Prayers Not Powerful Enough?”
Does It Matter What We Believe?
“They (the apostles) told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires. These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Spirit in them.” (Jude 1:17 NLT) Considering recent postsContinue reading “Does It Matter What We Believe?”
A Healthy Look at Healing
“News about Him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to Him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed – He healed them all.” (Matthew 4:24 NLT) Do you believe God cares about your physical, emotional, and mental health?Continue reading ” A Healthy Look at Healing”
What “Good Work” Are You Becoming?
“And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” (Philippians 1:6 NLT) One of the beauties of the Bible is that the Holy Spirit can use the same verse to speak in different ways. I’veContinue reading “What “Good Work” Are You Becoming?”
Does Truth Divide?
“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in Me.” (John 14:1 NLT) Trusting in the words of God alone can heal, help, and unify. Trusting in the words of men alone can hurt, damage, and divide. How do you know what to believe? It must be measured by what isContinue reading “Does Truth Divide?”
Who Is Truth?
“Jesus told him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6 NLT) God’s heart is that we know Him. His love is so great that He devised a strategy to make Himself known to us that would be undeniable. God poured HimselfContinue reading “Who Is Truth?”
A Closer Look at Joy
“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.” (Matthew 13:44 NLT) Have you ever wanted something really badly? How did you feel when you got it? MixedContinue reading “A Closer Look at Joy”
Must Believers Sin?
“So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin.” (Romans 7:14 NLT) In a recent conversation with a man whom I believe is a man of God, a man who has walked with Jesus forContinue reading “Must Believers Sin?”
Walking With Jesus 