Building a Name
Like the people I know who had buildings named after them, ultimately their accomplishments will be forgotten and eventually the building that bore their name will be torn down to make way for the new.
Read More Building a NameCategory: The Book of Life
The final chapter of our life story, the goal of a life in Christ, is to finally be reunited with Him — to have our name recorded in the Book of Life.
Believing in the Unseen
Because Thomas saw Jesus in the flesh, he replied to Jesus, “My Lord and my God!” It will be the same for everyone someday when we stand before Jesus.
Read More Believing in the UnseenThe Family Tree of Life
We are born with an earthly family yet as Christians we are children of God our father. Romans 8:14-15 tells us, “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.” We are adopted into the family of God so we can cry, “Abba, Father.”
Read More The Family Tree of LifeTrapped Between Good Friday and Easter Morning
Because of God’s love for us we do not have to remain trapped between Good Friday and Easter. Salvation is ours through faith in Christ. This Easter embrace the hope of the resurrection. Leave behind doubt and disbelief and run with Peter to see the strips of linen lying in the empty tomb.
Read More Trapped Between Good Friday and Easter MorningMorning Praise: Humble Servant
“Ezra praised the Lord, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.” (Nehemiah 8:6, NIV) Praise you, oh God. Praise your holy name. Praise your good works. Thank you for the love and grace you […]
Read More Morning Praise: Humble ServantSeeking to Build a Dwelling Place for God
I want them to experience the joy of the Lord; to experience the peace that comes from the Spirit of God dwelling within. Yet like David, sometimes God tells me “no,” that someone else will build it and I will not see it in my lifetime.
Read More Seeking to Build a Dwelling Place for GodThanksgiving Thursday
“All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.” – 2 Corinthians 4:15-16 (NIV) Thank you […]
Read More Thanksgiving ThursdayTreating Life In This World Like A Hotel Stay
We must get to the mindset that our real home is with Christ, a mindset that focuses on living for Christ and not ourselves. This is the mindset that helps point the way for others to walk with Christ to our eternal home.
Read More Treating Life In This World Like A Hotel StaySo You May Believe
I followed the crowd for a ways when suddenly everyone stopped. That’s when I spotted Mary bowing at the feet of a man. I asked the person next to me who Mary was bowing to and was told the man was Jesus. I had heard about this man and his miracles, but had never seen him in person.
Read More So You May BelieveThe Entire Bible as a Life Verse
Occasionally, someone asks me, “What is your life verse?” Some people I know will instantly answer that question, but not me. For years I wrestled with trying to identify one verse that would encompass my life — a verse that would inspire and motivate me to continue my walk with Jesus Christ. I found it […]
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