only one thing
I shared this prayer with some people last week. Based on the feedback I’ve received, it has touched a raw nerve. It makes me suspect that there are more people out there who feel the same way. Taken from my review copy of Jesus Calling Devotional Bible, the prayer is from a person named Wanda:
All of life seems foggy…
to God be all glory
Genesis 1:26: God said, “Let us make human beings in Our image, to be like Us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”
Did you know that worship, and dominion are interconnected? If we make the…
November 22, 2011
Paul writes, “Give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20). Why are you thankful today?
cheaters
Business professor Richard Quinn was disgusted. By careful analysis, he discovered that many of his students had cheated on their midterm exam. So he did what professors do best—he gave the students a lecture . . . on ethics. His message? Confess that you have cheated, and then the remainder of your classwork will determine your grade. You’ll also need…
save him first
Last January, flash floods hammered Australia. Many people lost their lives. One was a 13-year-old boy named Jordan Rice. Jordan, his mother, and 10-year-old brother Blake were trapped in their car as the water rose. Jordan’s dad recounted how “all these people were just standing around until an old scrawny guy grabbed a bit of rope, wrapped it around himself…
His standards, not ours
When I was a kid, one of my favorite board games was called “Aggravation.” I would even set up multiple players (all played by me of course) if others weren’t available to join me in a game. Playing it at my aunt and uncle’s house was a special treat. When I returned home, however, my parents would have to set…
the Bible in ABCs
resisting the lies of satan
Matthew 6:19-21: Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
Have you noticed how the…
forget the devil?
Martyn Lloyd-Jones once said: “I am certain that one of the main causes of the ill state of the church today is the fact that the devil is being forgotten. We have become so psychological in our attitude and thinking. We are ignorant of this great objective fact—the being, the existence of the devil, the adversary, the accuser.”
While we…
tuition nation
According to a study conducted by a local newspaper in Singapore, 97 out of 100 students polled have private tutors or receive supplemental training at academic centers. So common are these practices that Singapore has been called the “tuition nation.”
Academic education is important, but I wonder, Is equal—if not greater—attention given to instructing our children to become men and…
scars
Three years ago, this month, marked what we see now as the beginning of the end for my almost-4-year-old son Braeden’s battle with cancer. It has been over two and a half years now since he died. In that time I’ve experienced every emotion known to man. I’ve gone from numbness, to disbelief, to anguish, to hope, to joy, to…
keep talking, God
Voices . . . so many voices, images . . . all contending for our attention, our money, our devotion. How do we keep ourselves on track with what our heart, mind and spirit remind us is true? There is one sure way: to read our “Owner’s Manual,” so freely made available from the Creator/Designer Himself. And, as a bonus,…
i believe that i know God
Romans 10: 1-4: Dear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved. I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal. For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with Himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their…
martyrville
A person recently lamented to me, “I don’t get it. Why do all my relationships keep breaking down? I want to get along better with my family and have closer friendships, but I find myself in nearly impossible circumstances over and over again.”
This person sounded so helpless. The pull to console him was strong, but it’s not what he…
