The headlines ran red. If there were a secret first century parchment bearing news, prayers and encouragement, circulating the dispersed believers, surely it read, “ Steven, our beloved brother in the faith, perished at the hands of Saul and the religious leaders. He breathed his last yet full of the ...
Read More »3-Step Formula to “Bounce Back” after Rejection
Studying Ishmael’s life and specifically his rejection reminds us that life is not always fair. Sometimes the people who should take care of us and protect us from the cruelties of the world fail to do. Other times, the people we love most are the very ones who inflict pain ...
Read More »Serving in God’s Fields
Not sure why I was heading to the farm, I found myself there anyway. The long barn stood strong and beautiful above the two plowed and planted fields. At the far end of the fields, the farmer stood observing his work. I turned the old Pontiac into the center of ...
Read More »Chosen For Such a Time as This
Esther 4:14 is one of my favorite Scriptures of encouragement, hope and purpose. Esther was raised up from a lowly peasant girl, a nobody, to a queen. All that she could ever hope for and imagine was at her fingertips. She had it all. Then one day, the tables were ...
Read More »Walking in the Holy Spirit
Friends, today I would like to talk to you about a subject near and dear to my heart. It’s about seeking the Holy Spirit and the gifts He provides. I say this because I feel that we are on the verge of a new spiritual season, and the Holy Spirit ...
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