Have We Lost Our Wonder?
There is a place of marvel that we enter into when our hearts are fully embracing the presence of God. This kind of worship is found throughout the Bible.
There is a place of marvel that we enter into when our hearts are fully embracing the presence of God. This kind of worship is found throughout the Bible.
God uses our afflictions to let us identify with others as we bring them the same comfort God has given us in our time of suffering.
Remember the old saying, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”? What a lie that turned out to be! Words do hurt.
I once preached a sermon series called “Big ‘Buts’ in the Bible.” Yep, you read that right. “But” is a very important word. In Greek it is the word “alla.”
Cheryl loved butterflies. My wife’s sister combined her butterfly affinity with her longtime passion of photography, capturing stunning images of nature.
What makes people want to count others more significant than themselves? In Paul’s estimation, the answer is found in Philippians 2.
Ask God to give you eyes to see this brokenness and the hands to reach out to those enslaved by the world’s faulty navigation system.
The I-O-U-S approach keeps us from rushing into Bible reading flippantly, missing the Holy Spirit’s guidance in our quiet time.
Even when His plan seems to be interrupted at times, as in Ezra’s account, the Almighty steps in at just the right time to unveil His redemptive plan.
It’s been said that you can impress people from a distance, but you can’t influence them without getting close.