Romans 12:8 “If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.” (NLT) Tonight there will be a stage full of ...
Read More »5 Questions Atheists Tend To Ask, Part 3
Why does God not answer prayers? He does answer them, just not always how we like or in ways we expect. We must understand that God is not a magic wish granting genie, He is the creator of the universe. As such He does as He wills, for reasons that ...
Read More »The Bible: An Inconvenient Truth?
God’s Word is many things: truth, power, healing, hope, the way of salvation–it is alive. But is the Bible inconvenient? Consider Paul’s words to Timothy: Herald and preach the Word! Keep your sense of urgency [stand by, be at hand and ready], whether the opportunity seems to be favorable or ...
Read More »Our Hope: Paul’s Thorn
“And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.” 2 Corinthians 12:7 (NKJV) We all have thorns. Every one of us has something ...
Read More »Take Life As it Comes
Recently after a series of mishaps and an array of difficult circumstances, I began to form a bad mental habit–projecting future outcomes. I began thinking about events or occurrences that could possibly happen, and how I would react or cope in each imagined situation in my mind. God’s grace is ...
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