In these challenging times, we can find ourselves wrestling within. Are we fulfilling our purpose? Just what is our purpose? Let me share about wrestling within and how it can bring clarity to your life and lead you to your destiny. In 2 Timothy 3, we read about perilous times: “Men will be lovers of themselves, […]
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This week, I sat on my mom’s porch with her. We enjoyed sweet fellowship and lively conversation while countless vehicles breezed by her front yard. Our lively chat was continuously interrupted by loud motorcycles and cars with revving engines! I’m used to the sounds associated with a busy thoroughfare, but I was particularly jarred by
What a glorious opportunity to pray to our Eternal Creator! With an open heart, we have the privilege to talk to Him – to commune with Him. His thoughts and ways are higher than ours (Is. 55:9), so He beckons us to come up higher. And consider this – God has graciously given us a
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The life of a believer in Christ is miraculous! Once-stony hearts can soften by the grace of God. Consider the Apostle Paul, earlier named then Saul. He killed early church Christians with fury (Acts 9:1-2). His heart dramatically changed after an encounter with Christ on the Damascus Road. Paul’s life did an about-face. Instead of
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Before the foundation of the world, God determined that He would have a family. Read more in “How Are We the Body of Christ?” on this site. God’s family would be a body of believers who would bless the earth as kings and priests unto Him (Rev. 1:5-6). He also lovingly chose us and adopted
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Let’s discuss foundations of the faith for believers, particularly change and transformation. If you are serious about serving Christ and living for Him, you will experience much change on your Christian journey. Romans 12:2 (NLT) says, “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing
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In 1776, Thomas Paine wrote words that resonate with us today: “These are the times that try men’s souls.” Sadly, we now experience crises that overlap each other. Many in our nation ask hard questions: “How do we move forward when an uncertain future is all we see? How do we stay stable in a
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