Always be joyful. Continually be prayerful. In everything be thankful, because this is God’s will for you in the Messiah Jesus. Do not put out the Spirit’s fire. Do not despise prophecies. Instead, test everything. Hold on to what is good. Keep away from every kind of evil. May the God of peace himself make…
Youth Leaders! Parents! Pastors! This Tuesday night, Tuesday, October 20th @ 7pm Central Time there is going to be a discussion on Energion’s Google+ Hangout that you will not want to miss! Noah’s ark: Does it matter how many cubits long it was? Who was Obadiah? Why did Jeremiah weep? Are the psalms really songs? Where is the…
I’m raining on the inside. My heart wells up with tears that start to pour. I’m raining on the inside. But then Your cries of love break through, And I fall in love with you once more. By Amy Grant & Kathy Troccoli Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore my cry for…
What is your job? What pays the bills, keeps food on the table and a reliable roof over your head? This past weekend, a Ph.D professor said, “Teaching is my job. The Gospel is my business, my life.” Does that make you stop and think? It did me. “Love the LORD your God with all…
What does your fellowship group offer children and young adults? What do you as parents expect your fellowship to do? What does God expect you to do? I have been editing a book this week, Parent-Driven Discipleship by Michael Kennedy, and I have nine grandchildren who range in age from 16 to 4. This week…
Think back on those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering. Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten, and sometimes you helped others who were suffering the same things. You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail, and…
There have been years that Father’s Day was a difficult day for me to “celebrate,” as in planning a party and embracing it with much laughter and all good memories. I tried very hard when I became a mother to make sure that my children always made their cards and plans on Father’s Day to…
“I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, 7 to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those…
How well God must like you – you don’t hang out at Sin Saloon, you don’t slink along Dead-End Road, you don’t go to Smart-Mouth College. Instead you thrill to God’s Word, you chew on Scripture day and night. You’re a tree replanted in Eden, bearing fresh fruit every month, Never dropping a leaf, always…
I spent some time alone yesterday. There were two phone calls and maybe a half dozen text messages, but compared to a usual day, I was very alone. It was also the Sabbath. And I thought about how long it had been since I spent time just singing to the LORD, reading His Word and…