God is Approachable and Longs for Us to Turn to Him At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and … Read more
Discovering a New Side of God, My Father For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, … Read more
Making Sense of “Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People” Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 The first draft of my latest devotional, Pain as a Starting Point, is currently being read by several different pastors … Read more
The Need to Trust God for Strength to Face All Things As I cleaned my wedding ring this week, I thought about my thirty years of marriage. I once heard someone say that each marriage will experience a level of satisfaction that ranges on a scale from one to ten, with ten representing feelings of … Read more
A Personal Search for More of the Holy Spirit If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11:13 Have you asked God to give you the indwelling presence of … Read more
Looking for a Greater Outpouring of God “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the … Read more
God is all our circumstances, especially our hardships A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span. 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels; on his legs … Read more
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