Facing One’s Failure

Facing One’s Failure

If anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father. —1 John 2:1 Only a few baseball players have ever batted .400 over an entire season, which means they went hitless six... Read More »
Putting the Body in Perspective

Putting the Body in Perspective

The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body . . . Therefore honor God with your body. —1 Corinthians 6:13, 20 In Paul’s day... Read More »
Abiding in Christ

Abiding in Christ

I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. —John 15:5 There’s an old vineyard in a... Read More »
Bringing Every Need to God

Bringing Every Need to God

The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming... Read More »
Teach Us to Pray

Teach Us to Pray

One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” —Luke... Read More »
Haste That Wastes

Haste That Wastes

There’s this fellow I know who’s always in a hurry. I’ve forgotten his name, but I’ll never forget his pace. He’s involved in everything that goes on down... Read More »
Out of the Mouths of Babes

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Give me a world, to part for praise and sunder. The brooks be bells; the winds, in caverns dumb, Wake fife and flute and flageolet and voice; The fire-shook earth itself be the great... Read More »
Safe!

Safe!

“We’re safe,” said Ford, after his first ever teleport transfer (and discovering that he and Arthur had been transported onto the bridge of an enemy space ship).... Read More »
From a Distance

From a Distance

Today I heard a song that Bette Midler popularized so many years ago, with lyrics by Julie Gold. It promised that someday there will be an end to suffering and disharmony,... Read More »
When People Throw Stones, Part 4

When People Throw Stones, Part 4

This is the fourth, and final, post on coping with the challenges of facing criticism in ministry. Hold on to Hope Hold on to hope. God is working behind the scenes to accomplish a... Read More »
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