The Missing Ingredient
Do we notice the little things around us? Do we see the hunger, the hurt, the hate, the hopefulness or hopelessness?
Do we notice the little things around us? Do we see the hunger, the hurt, the hate, the hopefulness or hopelessness?
These are four simple habits regarding prayer that I picked up from my prayer-warrior mom. Perhaps you can begin to implement them in your life today.
They shall call his name Immanuel, which means, God with us.
There is no doubt among followers of Jesus Christ that John 3:16 is the most prominent and lauded verse in the entire Bible. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. Those words certainly provide the most pithy summary of God’s redemptive purposes […]
Prodigals create seemingly impossible hurt. But there is hope.
The great Apostle Peter once wrote, “Therefore, let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good” (1 Peter 4:19). Clearly Peter understood two very important things: when we do the will of God suffering may come (contrary to the whole health and wealth narrative), and God is faithful in the midst […]
Other churches in town are not your competition, they’re your family.
A church that meets all your needs is probably a church that's off-mission.
The level of our “offendability” often reveals the level of our maturity.
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