by admin | Oct 22, 2014 | Christian Perfection, Trust
Scripture reading Psalm 34:8, 107:1 In times of significant change in our lives or when we are embarking on a new journey, we often deal with uncertainty. Oswald Chambers wrote favorably about such times because he believed that it is precisely in times of uncertainty...
by admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Trust
The other day I was reading Matthew 11:28, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” After letting it sink in my mind and heart for awhile, I read several verses before and after to better understand the context and noticed that the...
by admin | May 30, 2014 | Christian Perfection, Trust
Surrender is a difficult subject. We want to do what we want without being told by anyone else what we can and cannot do. We want control. We want to be able to direct our lives, where we live, what we do, who we come in contact with, and when we make changes. There...
by admin | Oct 20, 2013 | Following Christ, Trust
I recently saw a question on a friend’s Facebook page about the origins of Halloween, and I thought I would offer a few thoughts to provoke your thinking. The first is that, like Christmas, the church’s celebration of All Saints Day (which usually follows Halloween by...
by admin | Apr 10, 2013 | Trust
Scripture reading: 1 Samuel 17:32-49 It is easy for us to read a story like David and Goliath and exclaim, “Wow, look at what the Lord did!” It is easy because we are not the ones getting our hands wet selecting stones from the brook. We are not the ones...