Dec 21, 2014 | Devotional |
I struggle with a bad habit. It has been a lifelong problem that I still battle with often. It’s an area of temptation where I still fail miserably at times. I know better, but in spite of my knowledge, I still lose this battle more often than I’m happy to...
Dec 21, 2014 | Devotional |
Are you a slower learner? I am. It sometimes seems to me like the Lord has to teach me the same lesson over and over again. I’ll think I’ve “got it,” then a situation will come along that shows me that I’m still in spiritual kindergarten...
Dec 21, 2014 | Devotional |
Have you ever noticed our tendency to push ourselves into the starring role of the stories told in the Bible? For instance, consider the story of “the good Samaritan.” Most sermons I’ve ever heard about that text makes the main application be that...
Dec 21, 2014 | Devotional |
“Why is this happening to me?” the young man asked me after describing a crisis he was facing. “I’ve tried to be faithful in serving God. He knows what this means to me. Why would he let this happen?” Questions that begin with...
Dec 21, 2014 | Devotional |
The cacti were covered with flowers, a sight not often seen by five year old boy from the south. “Don’t touch the cactus,” his mother told him as he reached out to pick the flower. “It will hurt you,” she went on to explain. But as often...
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