Tag Archives: surrender

At  a recent Christ-centered ladies’ event, one of the ladies seated at my table stated her disdain for a family member who always made sure his conversation with her centered around the Gospel.  She viewed this focus on the wisdom of scripture to be judgmental.  She explained her wild teenage ...

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. And, ...

Grief, frustration and resentment seeped through the words, “I guess God just doesn’t talk to me.”  A committed servant of the church, a faithful Christian who lived a scriptural life, my friend’s voice trembled over the perceived silence of God.  My heart ached then and now.  God is not silent; ...

At one level it’s obvious there’s a Creator-Overseer; but on another, it may be quite remote in many people’s minds. I’d bet the Psychiatrists’ day-planners overflow with patients that ask, ‘who am I…why was I born…what’s my purpose…where do I belong…why am I here’ and a gazillion other inquiries. Too ...

‘This I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.’ Lamentations 3:21-23 When we choose to follow Christ, we make choices. Those choices include how, when, where, and ...