Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans. Proverbs 16:3-5 (NIV) As I sat alone in the room waiting for my Bible study group to arrive, I looked at the clock and it was time to start. I waited, thinking that the weather or other…
Read moreIn Hebrews 11:1 we read, “Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.” While traveling in New England off the coast of Cape Cod, I saw a ship far in the distance of a great expanse of just water and…
Read more“Our life is not a ‘mission trip,’ our life is a mission.” I was challenged when I heard these words spoken. After his resurrection, Jesus appeared to the disciples and said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” John…
Read moreIn Romans 12:2a (NLT) we are given a challenge. “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” As I read this verse I began to consider, “What exactly is a blessing or a trial?”…
Read moreI was reading the account of King David in 2 Samuel 12, where his sin of taking the life of Uriah was exposed. I then turned to Psalm 51 which is described as David’s prayer for pardon. In this Psalm David vividly expresses the heaviness of sin. David is desperately…
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