Walking Wounded
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday night. A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that He had come home. So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door,…
Don’t Leave Home Without It
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Make plans by seeking advice. . .Proverbs 20:18a Our flight was delayed—eventually cancelled. The rush to get everything done with work and home in order to get out-of-town had left…
Run Like You Mean It!
"As for us, we have this large crowd of witnesses around us. So then, let us rid ourselves of everything that gets in the way, and of the sin which holds on to us so tightly, and let us run…
The Refresh Button
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will.” — Romans…
Easter Morning in Turkey, 1985
That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. — Philippians 3:10,11 I opened my…
Hope As a Last Resort
Do you feel lost and alone, your marriage a disaster? Then turn to a source that will provide you with hope.
Preemptive Prayer
When did you learn to pray? Was it in Sunday School at church? or at home around the dinner table? or saying your bed-time prayers with your parents? or in Vacation Bible School? or in a youth group? or with an athletic team? Do you remember a time when you memorized a prayer in your childhood? or memorized the Lord’s Prayer? And now do you find yourself crying out to God in prayer because of a crisis?
Having “The Talk”
Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?’ —John 11:25 While researching…
Forgiveness . . . Here’s How
“Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to one another, and forgive one another, as God has forgiven you through Christ.” — Ephesians Chapter 4, verse 32 Forgiveness is such a counter-intuitive response to someone who does something wrong to us. It…
Warnings, Cautions and Notes
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. — Colossians 3:2,3 We all have our favorites. When it comes to Bible teaching, you’ll find that…