Many of the old hymns we find such comfort in today came from the experience of great tragedy and loss in the lives of their composers. Feelings of discouragement and even despair were poured out in the words of their music, but so also were feelings of comfort and contentment ...
Read More »Trust God and Put Yourself In Gear
Are you in a quandary? Does the right direction seem overwhelmingly illusive? Are you so confused about moving ahead that you are parked at the “wait here sign” for the second week in a row? I’m not saying waiting is bad, but waiting too long in one spot because you ...
Read More »Plucking Out and Cutting Off: Is It Worth the Pain?
If your right eye makes you stumble and leads you to sin, tear it out and throw it away [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be ...
Read More »Appearances Can Be Deceiving
I know it sounds like a tired old cliché, but the fact of the matter is appearances really can be deceiving. Ask the children of Israel as they stared at the wide expanse of the Red Sea. It appeared that there was no way across, but there was. Ask Daniel ...
Read More »Got an Enemy? Let God Win the Battle for You!
Has there been a time when you would have welcomed a mighty force coming to your aid and defeating an enemy? We all feel the need for rescue at one time or another, and we all face enemies in many forms: the people who seek to do us harm, afflictions or ...
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