The secular headlines screamed: “Man Killed Doing Religious Service!” The Israelites are at it again – doing something religious that ended in disaster. They had what they called the Ark of the Covenant and were transporting it to a new location in Jerusalem. They loaded it on a cart pulled ...
Read More »What Does a Believer Look Like?
There are a few scriptures that trouble me. One is found in Matthew 7:14. But the gate to life is very narrow. The road that leads there is so hard to follow that only a few people find it. Another, following the same theme is found just a few verses ...
Read More »Replacing Self-confidence With God-confidence
Self-confidence has limited potential. God-confidence has unlimited possibility. – Renee Swope At the time this article is published, I’ll either be sitting in the London Heathrow airport, be on a flight to Glasgow, or be in a car traveling the four hours it takes to get to a small village ...
Read More »The Power to Pray Gutsy Prayers
I don’t pray very gutsy prayers. Don’t get me wrong, I have no doubt about God’s ability to do exceedingly, abundantly beyond all that I can ask or imagine. My trouble is, I know His ways are higher than my ways, and His thoughts are not my thoughts. What if ...
Read More »Think on Good News: Sheikh Asks for A Bible
There’s not much good news out there. When my husband was deployed, we wives had a saying, “No news is good news,” meaning that if we heard nothing from or about our husbands, it was a good thing. Today, it’s tempting to bury my head in the day-to-day, flip the ...
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