The Apostle Paul marveled at the spiritual blessings that belong to those who are in Christ. Among them are redemption…
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Many of us are familiar with the idea that Hebrews 11 is God’s “Hall of Fame” or “Hall of Faith.” It is filled with the accounts of spiritual giants who, against all odds, trusted God.
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Recently, I’ve been reading a powerfully motivating book by best-selling author Mark Batterson. It’s titled Chase the Lion, with the subtitle, If Your Dream Doesn’t Scare You, It’s Too Small. Consider these excerpts.
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We’re coming out of one of the most contentious elections of our lifetimes. As I write this a couple of weeks before the polls close, I have no idea what the outcome will be. However, based upon what I’ve seen and heard so far, it’s not likely to be pretty.
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Research has demonstrated that the number one fear for people is speaking in public. Interestingly, the fear of death ranks number 2. (Which indicates that some folks would rather die than give a speech!)
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My wife is a “puzzler.” During the months of sheltering in, she must have put together at least a half-dozen jigsaw puzzles. Some were relatively easy, but others were real toughies. Fortunately, she was able to look at the box and see the big picture.
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Lee Strobel writes of a woman named Maggie who began to attend to his church. For a long time she sat in the back, fearful of being exposed, ashamed of her lifestyle, yet strangely drawn to the place.
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Life is full of turning points. Those occasions when you stand at a crossroads. Moments when you have to make a decision, and that decision that will forever change your trajectory.
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As a fisherman, I’m drawn to the accounts recorded in the gospels where Jesus is out on the water. Interestingly, when it comes to having a successful catch, He always tips the scales. Not so for me.
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Jesus loved to tell stories. Many of these “parables” were offered to correct notions about what God was like and who God loved. One of these stories is known as the Parable of the Great Banquet. It speaks of a lavish love that went beyond all expectation.
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Do you know what the earliest Christian symbol was? You might guess the cross. That would certainly be the most popular answer. Yet that’s not case. Early on, believers were hesitant to display it publicly lest they be persecuted for their faith, so the cross was downplayed.
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Author Mark Batterson makes an interesting observation: “There is a pattern I see throughout Scripture: Sometimes God won’t intervene until something is humanly impossible.” I think he’s right.
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Amazing strength can be found in the most amazing places.
My favorite example of this is a story about a strong man at a circus. At the end of his act, he used to squeeze all the water out of a sponge and then offer $100 to anybody who could squeeze one more drop out of that sponge.
Nobody ever collected, such was his strength, until one day…
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The following account appeared in both Reuters and in the New York Times Magazine: Earlier this year (1996), the dazed crew of a Japanese trawler were plucked out of the Sea of Japan clinging to the wreckage of their sunken ship.
Their rescue, however, was followed by immediate imprisonment once authorities questioned the sailors on their ship’s loss. To a man they claimed that a cow, falling out of a clear blue sky, had struck the trawler amidships…
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According to A. W. Tozer, the most important thing about you is what comes to your mind when you think about God. “Were we to extract from any man a complete answer to the question, ‘What comes to your mind when you think about God?’ we might predict with certainty the spiritual future of that man.”
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