By: Chuck Colson *Let this moving message by Chuck Colson challenge and inspire you on this Memorial Day when we remember the sacrifices of so many who gave their lives for our freedom. Blessings, Ed 😊 2 Samuel records a lament composed by David for Saul and Jonathan after they died in battle. “How theContinue reading “Why Saving Private Ryan was Chuck Colson’s Favorite Movie”
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A Life That Matters
*Please allow this challenging message by Ron Hutchcraft to move you as it did me. Blessings, Ed 😊 I’m Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about “A Life That Matters.” If you do just what comes naturally, you’ll live the kind of life most people do – self-focused, self-centered,Continue reading “A Life That Matters”
Where Are You Headed?
“But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord. That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, ‘No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him.’ But, it wasContinue reading “Where Are You Headed?”
Who Is a Believer in Christ?
“As Jesus was walking along, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow Me and be My disciple.’ Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed Him.” (Matthew 9:9 NLT) People often wonder what it meant or what it might look like today for someone to respond likeContinue reading “Who Is a Believer in Christ?”
Glory
“Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad – for these trials make you partners with Christ in His suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing His glory when it is revealed to allContinue reading “Glory”
Anger
“And ‘don’t sin by letting anger control you.’ Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.” (Ephesians 4:26-27 NLT) What makes you angry? And yes, we All get angry, and so we should, because we’d sin by NEVER getting angry. Notice Paul isn’t tellingContinue reading “Anger”
Another Open Letter
“For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. We give great honor to those who endure under suffering.” (James 5:10-11a NLT) This morning in prayer as I do each morning, I lifted my brothers and sisters who are living, suffering, andContinue reading “Another Open Letter”
When Jesus Is Your Supreme Love
“Jesus replied, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.” (Matthew 22:37-38 NLT) What does it mean to love anything or anyone? There are people I love very much, but how do you really measure love? Isn’t itContinue reading “When Jesus Is Your Supreme Love”
The Way to Heaven
“Jesus told them, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.’” (John 14:6 NLT) In response to the disciples’ inquiry as to the “way” to where Jesus was going, He quickly responded that He WAS the way. And just to be clear, Jesus wasContinue reading “The Way to Heaven”
Have You Stepped In?
“They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.” (2 Corinthians 8:5 NLT) Recently Dr. David Jeremiah, in one of his Turning Point devotionals, wrote: “One day when twelve-year-old David Grant went with his fatherContinue reading “Have You Stepped In?”
Walking With Jesus 