The true depth of our faith is often measured in how much we seek God’s face on the things we think we can handle ourselves.
Acts on Prayer — Absence Makes the Heart Grow Prayerful
Praise God the incarnate Lord left us, but He did not leave us alone!
Wisdom Personified – Part I
Acts on Prayer: Okay….So Now What?
If I'm going to pray right, I need a right view of what my mission is.
Lord, teach me to pray!
The modern church has become so much about the work that prayer seems more of an obstacle than a necessity. But prayer is the work.
How to Stop Kicking Fire Hydrants
The one thing that foolishness and godliness have in common is that they are both lifestyle choices. A lifestyle is the philosophy of life by which you make all your decisions. What my true lifestyle is isn’t really identified by what I say it is. It’s identified by my actions – good or bad – … Continue reading How to Stop Kicking Fire Hydrants
What is Your “Go To” Action?
God loved Job. In fact, He was so proud of him and had such great joy in Job’s faithfulness that he even brought him to the devil’s attention: Job 1:8 “And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an … Continue reading What is Your “Go To” Action?
Job’s Wife
There’s only one verse in the book of Job that tells us about his wife, and sadly it does not put her in a good light: Job 2:9 “Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? Curse God, and die.” But think of it from her perspective. Every loss that Job … Continue reading Job’s Wife
A Good Name can be a Life Saver
In Bible times a name often represented your character: 1Samuel 25:25 “Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal [fool] is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, … Continue reading A Good Name can be a Life Saver
Defusing the Anger Bomb
Proverbs 15:1 “A soft answer [turns] away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. Here we have a scenario that speaks of tension and confrontation. Solomon is telling his son about how to deal with a wrathful person. Whether this person’s wrath is justified or not is not said, and it’s immaterial. The point is … Continue reading Defusing the Anger Bomb
Grace in Waves 