In life there are many tests along the way. There are even times when our faith is tested. Think about life in general. Was there a specific test in your life that impacted you? When I was a child, I took swimming lessons and part of that training was taking a swimming test to qualify …
There is hope in the Resurrection of Christ and I have always loved celebrating it. I love the music we sing in church because it is filled with hope and praise to God. The story of the resurrection for any age is inspiring and life changing. When Jesus was crucified His followers were sad and …
Is the Lord calling you to move forward in the Kingdom of God? Does that leave you feeling inadequate? If you are, you are not alone. Remember faith in God empowers us. The Lord loves to use people who must depend on Him and that is what faith is all about. When we place our …
Stories of faith inspire us. What story of faith has inspired you? My mother read Bible stories to me when I was a small child. She read some of these stories so many times that the pages became worn and tattered. I can still see the pictures of those stories in my mind. These people …
How has the fruit of kindness from another person made a difference in your life? My mother had an expression “you get a lot further with honey than vinegar.” As I have gone through life, I have found that to be absolutely true. I remember a teacher I had in school and his greatest personal …
Have you ever needed an advocate? Jesus is our advocate. The word “advocate” means one who pleads the cause of another. Specifically, one who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court.[1] An Example of an Advocate During the Civil war a Union soldier had lost his father and brother and needed to return …
In the culture in which we live we hear the expression “pay back” meaning returning to that person what they did to you. Is this the best way to resolve an issue? What would happen in our world if there was just a continuous circle of payback? What would happen if we would overcome evil …
God knows when we fail and fall short. He sees when we make mistakes, disobey His Word, yield to temptation, and fall into sin. As sinful humans, we want to take God’s role of judge. But that is not our place and we need to let the Lord be the judge. King Saul Judged David …
Prior to cellphones, when our children were small, our car stalled on a busy road. Shortly after we pulled off the road a lady pulled in behind us and asked if we needed help. I can’t remember her name or what she looked like, but I do remember what she did twenty-five years later. I …
God gives us hopes and dreams for certain things to happen in our lives, but He doesn’t always allow us to see the exact timing of His plan. Many times, I have found that I must wait on God’s timing instead of my own. My older sister and her husband longed to have a child …