What Do You Want?

One of the most thought-provoking questions asked by Jesus is recorded in Luke’s gospel: “What do you want me to do for you?”

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Becoming a Noticer

I’m sure I’ve read this verse hundreds of times over the years; but I always focused on the first half: “Devote yourselves to prayer…”

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Contend for Me

On September 7, 1774, the Constitutional Congress of what would eventually become the United States of America held its first official meeting in Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia. It was a historic occasion. The first official act?

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A Picture of Despair

In 1936, during the Great Depression, famed photographer Dorothea Lange was given permission to snap a series of photos of 32-year-old Florence Owens Thompson and her children. Little did she know that one of those pictures would become iconic for that devastating era of history.

It's Up to You

Have you ever heard of an omakase restaurant? It’s a unique Japanese tradition where the customer leaves it up to the chef to choose his/her meal. Omakase is a Japanese word that translates, “I’ll leave it up to you.” It comes from the root, “to entrust.”

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Expectant Prayer

From his days as a giant slayer to the season when he commanded Saul’s armies to the time he became ruler of Israel in his own right, David was a warrior. Some Bible commentators, in fact, refer to him as “the warrior king.” But David was more than a military warrior. He was a prayer warrior.

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Be Anxious for Nothing

With his latest book, Anxious for Nothing – Finding Calm in a Chaotic World, best-selling author Max Lucado (“America’s Pastor”) was ahead of the curve. I’m confident that he had no idea that its 2019 release would be so timely, yet in these worrisome days, it has certainly proved to be that.

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