Favor for a Purpose
Have you ever asked someone for a “favor?” From time to time, we all need help or “grace” from others. Favor from friends is expected, but favor from strangers is rare. There is favor from people, and there is favor from God—both are desired. On our first trip to...
The Goodness of God
To say that God is Good is an understatement. Consider what God did for us, “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”(Rom. 5:8 NLT) God’s love looked past our brokenness to bring restoration and healing to our...
The Depths of God’s Love
I was reminded this morning of the widely known Christian hymn, Amazing Grace, composed by John Newton in 1779. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind but now I see. Newton, a slave trader,...
The Necessity of Love
Our world has a love deficit. Rich or poor, humanity longs for genuine love and acceptance. Mother Teresa once said, “There is more hunger in the world for love and acceptance than for bread.” I would agree. Only God’s love, shed in our hearts through faith in...
Faith that Endures
A faith that endures is a faith that sees the finish line, the completion of the promise. It is a faith that hopes amid uncertainty and sees as reality the fulfilled promise. Enduring faith runs with patience through the challenges of life. I was reminded last...
Mountain-Moving Faith, Part 2
I love the operation of the word of knowledge. It is one of the spiritual gifts Paul mentions in 1 Corinthians 12. The word of knowledge is supernatural insight about a situation or circumstance you have no prior knowledge about. The word of knowledge is often used...
Mountain-Moving Faith, Part 1
Have you ever been concerned about your finances? Most of us have at some point in our lives. When Carolyn and I were a young married couple, we were distressed about the debts we had incurred. Like many married couples, we attended a financial seminar at our church...
Rowing with Jesus!
In Mark 6:45-52, the story is told of Jesus directing the disciples to get into a boat and cross over the Sea of Galilee to the city of Bethsaida. The scripture indicates in vs. 45 that Jesus strongly urged the disciples to get into the boat and go to...
Accepted, Not Forsaken
Have you ever heard part of a song and immediately completed the remaining lyrics in your mind or sang them? Most of us have. Consider the patriotic song, God Bless America. If I began to write or sing the first few lyrics, such as “God bless America, land that I …”...
A Prophetic Journey
I enjoy automobile road trips. There's something about a long road trip to unfamiliar places, especially through rural America, that excites me. Airline travel can be just as adventurous, but a good road trip is priceless—in my opinion! Perhaps one day Carolyn and I...
