Last August I was out walking and praying, pouring out my heart to God after receiving word that one of my brothers had died. As far as I knew, he hadn’t been living for God. (I had been praying for him for a long time.) You who know the truth understand my pain. Walking down that country road, I gradually ran out of words to express my grief and let calm wash over my troubled soul. Coming to a point…
How have you been this week? Has the news been depressing? Has your world be shaken by upside-down behavior? Disturbing? Even, shocking? When God is rejected, those who reject Him are left in darkness. What are we as believers to do? Our society is so different than what I grew up with. How about you? I mean, who could have imagined even 30 years ago that laws would have been passed to protect behavior that we barely imagined. Now it is…
Do you remember my sharing with you more than a year ago about someone I care deeply about? To refresh your memory or if you didn’t see the post I will explain. I hadn’t seen this person in a few months. He had looked fairly healthy and clean. Then the end of July I saw him again and knew he was back on drugs. He looked underweight, hollowed-eyed, and jittery. It shook me to the core. Later that evening as…
Everyday life can get busy. Obligations, children’s activities, jobs, school, even church. Many times we fall into bed exhausted only to get up the next day and only to repeat the same. If only we had more time, more energy, and time to pray. How long has it been since you took time to pray? When do we have time for a conversation with God? He wants a close relationship with us daily. Most prayers are only quick petitions for…
Would you like to pray a prayer for salvation, but don’t quite know what to say? You might use the following prayer. Lord God Almighty, the One who lives in the realm of eternity, the One who created me and loves me beyond my comprehension, the One who sent His Son who gave His life to atone for my sins, and to wash me…
