To each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. (Ephesians 4:7 NIV) If you’re a parent or work with children, you know you don’t tell them everything. A three-year-old doesn’t need to know how to pay the mortgage. You share what is appropriate for their ageContinue Reading
Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days;let me know how fleeting my life is.You have made my days a mere handbreadth;the span of my years is as nothing before you.Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure. (Psalm 39:4-5 ESV) Last week IContinue Reading
For if you embrace the truth, it will release true freedom into your lives. (John 8:32 TPT) Have you ever been in a situation when you just didn’t know where the truth was? I’m not talking about which child used the Sharpie on the brand new furniture. I’m talking aboutContinue Reading
Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any people. (Proverbs 14:34 NLT) If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgiveContinue Reading
(Post republished from April 23, 2022.) “O God! Your way is holy! No god is great like God! You’re the God who makes things happen; you showed everyone what you can do— You pulled your people out of the worst kind of trouble, rescued the children of Jacob and Joseph.” Continue Reading
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. (1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV) Last week in the theater I watched teenagers not acting like “normal” teenagers. The group of 43 students ranged from age 13-18 and, although there were certainly groups of friends, I wasContinue Reading
(this post by Dutch Sheets excerpted from GiveHim15, January 4, 2024) “I do not pray for these alone [it is not for their sake only that I make this request], but also for [all] those who [will ever] believe and trust in Me through their message, that they all may be one; just as You, Father, are in MeContinue Reading
“Father, the time has come. Unveil the glorious splendor of your Son in your Church so that we will magnify your glory! You have already given Jesus authority over all people so that he may give the gift of eternal life to all those that you have given to him.Continue Reading
[Please join me in praying for the Church on Sundays this year.] Renewing and Protecting God, Today we pray for your Church – specifically that she would be protected from the evils of this world and from further division within her. Because she is in you, your true Church can’tContinue Reading
“From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.” (Psalm 113:3 NIV) [Please join me in praying for the Church on Sundays this year.] As I write this I am remembering our “Camp Band” rehearsal last night. TheContinue Reading