“Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace, be still!’ And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.” (Mark 4:39, NKJV) We all have times when we crave only one thing…peace. Yet it evades us with a passion we cannot imagine. It seems like ...
Read More »When You Feel Like God Doesn’t Understand
Our feelings are very human and part of what makes us frail. To limit our frailty, we find ways to harden or suppress or otherwise numb our emotions. We may ignore our hearts, ignore other people’s feelings, use distraction like substances or video games or other addictions, or simply avoid ...
Read More »The Heart of a Giver
“I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” (Acts 20:35) Standing as guardian over the Red Bucket, the volunteer began ...
Read More »Dealing with Needs: Stepping Out in Faith
Dealing with Needs: Stepping Out in Faith By Joel B. Friends, please take a minute to read the following ten verses. They are perhaps the most profound verses in the Holy Bible for dealing with needs-based problems. Matt 6:25-34 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, ...
Read More »On the Road to Change
On the Road to Change By Renee Saul was a man of the world. He did not walk with God. He did not talk to God. Instead, he chased after God’s people, torturing whoever got in his way until one day, God spoke to him. “Saul! Why do you harass ...
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