Samson lived during a time in Israel’s history known as “the judges.” Judges in Israel were not like the court room judges of today. They were defenders of Israel against its enemies. In Samson’s day that enemy was a people known as the Philistines, and Samson made a point of being a thorn in the … Continue reading A Bad Example of God’s Grace
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When the words just won’t come
Sometimes you just don’t know what to pray. You’re too confused about the situation to know what ask for; you’re too in the dark to understand the details; or every time you start to pray the thoughts bring up so much pain it’s just too hard to find the words. Likewise the Spirit helps us … Continue reading When the words just won’t come
Tie a knot in your rope and hang on!
Jehoshaphat was a king of Judah. His name means “Jehovah judges,” and he did his best to live up to that name. During his reign he brought about many reforms. He set judges over the people, men appointed to judge civil cases, and set them on notice: 2 Chronicles 19:6-7(6) And said to the judges, … Continue reading Tie a knot in your rope and hang on!
Turning to Our Rock
You know how in action movies you have the hero, the bad guy and the person the hero is protecting? You know that scene where the hero has to confront the bad guy and the hero and the person he’s protecting are in a car outside the bad guy’s place? What does the hero almost … Continue reading Turning to Our Rock
Seeing the Rockies for the First Time
God is plain to see to those with a heart to see Him.
More Than Seedlings – Part 1: Making a Difference by Being Different
What God wants from His followers is maturing Christians.
Acts on Prayer: What They Never Prayed For
It seems that when you look at the prayer life of the church in Acts, the focus was never on the temporal. It was always on the eternal.
Acts on Prayer — Praying Through the Pain
Life is tougher than football.
Acts on Prayer — Walking with God
Sometimes walking with God is literally that: walking with God.
Acts on Prayer – Prayer in the First Person
Paul had power to do great things for God, because he had a powerful relationship with God.
