Not. One. More. Thing. He was physically tired and emotionally spent. For four years he had done everything he knew to get the church growing again, but with no visible results. He no longer looked forward to preaching. Committee meetings had become gripe sessions. The mounting criticism of his leadership was withering to his soul. …
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When Jesus steps into the room... If you are blind, you will see; If you are deaf, you will hear His voice; If you are an offender of others, you will love others by seeking their forgiveness; If you are bound, you will be set free; If you are an enemy, you will be reconciled; …
Looking for a personal devotional you can use for Christmas? I offer this one for FREE... no limits, no lines, and no waiting for a package to arrive! In 2012 following a year of great personal turmoil, I was led to write a devotional reflecting on the revolutionary nature of Christmas... one each day from …
if His cross is the only victory I experience in this life it is more than enough to satisfy my deepest longings now and for all eternity none of my losses and defeats no matter how painful or shameful to me can withstand the boundless oceans of mercy still flowing from His triumph over the …
Thank you veteran... for leaving home and enduring hardships; for serving a cause greater than yourself; for seeking the welfare of the weak; for risking your life for the sake of others; for standing up for the freedom of all citizens (no matter whether they value the sacrifice you made for them). Because you have …
The sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel. Exodus 24:17 ...when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. Luke …
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." ~ Philippians 4:13 the abundant life is a constant internal supply flowing from the One who said He came to give it to the ones who would abandon their overloaded lives in order to walk with Him daily through a joyful union and a lingering …
One evening during the summer of 2012, I was making a nine-hour drive home after a difficult visit with my father. Lying unconscious for days in a hospital room, he was not expected to live. No one knew when death would come, and I couldn’t wait any longer. I needed to go. Two hours after …
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Romans 12:12) Your daily prayer life is the greatest privilege you have as a child of God. One of the reasons Jesus died for you is so that you would have unhindered access and unfiltered fellowship with the Father! He wants you to be with …
It was on a Saturday afternoon during the month of August 1806 that five young men from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, met together to pray near a grove of maple trees north of the campus. As a thunderstorm rolled in overhead, lightning and rain forced the students to run and take shelter in a …
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