This situation was anything but ideal. The emperor’s decree could not have come at a more inopportune time with the baby so soon to come. Nevertheless, they had gathered their meager belongings and left Nazareth […]
Several months ago, an evangelist came to our Church and spoke about, of all things, the love of God. Growing up as a Pastor’s kid who constantly found herself in Church settings, I believed the […]
The old apostle’s eyes, already dimmed by the advancement of age, further strained in the low light of his prison cell. Epaphroditus had just delivered the news that the Philippian church had sent him a […]
I had an interesting conversation with my mom recently. My mother made the statement, “If everyone just focused less on this and more on putting good out into the world… the world would be a […]
Some Bible characters have developed a bit of a bad reputation with time. Jonah is known for his disobedience, Thomas for being a doubter, and Martha for not having her priorities in order. When it […]
A sole, lonely swirl of dust stirred at Ezekiel’s feet as he surveyed the desolate plain. Conspicuous heaps of debris and scrub brush encircled clumps of bones, scattered throughout the valley as far as the […]
“See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;” Isaiah 49:16 I found myself desperately fighting back the hot tears that stung my eyes and slumping defeatedly into the driver’s seat of my vehicle […]
Pride is a tricky thing. It is possible for Christians to assume that they are beyond reproach when it comes to something as lowly as pride. Surely, as seasoned saints, the art of humility has […]
“…but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the […]
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV). Seasons…some of us adore them; others despise them. For some, the term calls to mind frigid […]
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