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When The World Overwhelms You, Jesus Beckons you to Come!
One of our Soul Shepherding ministries is to guide pastors, pastors’ wives, and other leaders and caregivers in the practice of solitude and silence with Jesus. Today it’s probably the most important discipline we could ever practice when the problems
Jesus wants You to Know that YOU Matter to God!
Here is a special story to help our hearts hear today’s message: A seven-year-old girl wrote a note to Dr. Michael DeBakey, a famous heart surgeon in Texas. Her note asked the following question, “Does a plastic heart have love
Following Jesus Is Easier When You Do This! 5 Ways to Get Started!
I’ve always been amazed by Jesus’ response to Satan’s first temptation: “if you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread” (Matthew 4:3). I picture Jesus there, looking at the stones. His ribs are poking
Want Divine Guidance in Choosing a Life Verse?
Your favorite Christian authors have one. Your friends at church do too. Even the pastor has one. A life verse. We hear about them all the time. Yet the idea of actually finding our own can seem overwhelming. For some
In A Spiritual Rut? Let Jesus Help!
There are times when, for whatever reason, our devotional life goes stale. Bible reading seems like a colossal chore, our prayers feel tepid and weak, and our love for God ebbs. We feel like we are stuck in a spiritual
Maybe Jesus Has allowed “What has Happened to you” to lead you to “Let Go and Let God”!
Popular Christian speaker and author Joyce Meyer says that everybody has baggage, but God gives people the opportunity to redeem themselves and create new beginnings. “Have you ever noticed all the people throughout the Bible that God gave a fresh
The World is Waiting For You To Make A Difference! Will You?
He sat in front of me with urgency in his eyes and tear streaks on his cheeks. He spoke about his gut-level desire to make a difference in the lives of children. His emotion moved me because he was a
When Life is Bad, Jesus Wants To Help!
During times of cascading badness, friends sometimes need to believe for those caught in the crush of seriously bad stuff. Life can be crushing. Some people seem to get more than their fair share of the crush than others —
Christ Waits To Meet You When You Gather!
Why am I always so hesitant to gather? Why do I always see the distance I have to drive? The screaming kids I have to transport? The house I have to clean? The work I have to prepare? The things
Jesus Has Kept A Secret For you…!
Picture this: your child comes home from school, nursing hurt feelings. You comfort her and begin telling her a story from your own childhood to help her deal with her hurt. Or a friend, confused and uncertain, comes to you
Jesus Learned To manage Distractions, Have YOU?
People often wonder “why didn’t God help me?” “why didn’t God answer me?” “Where was God when I needed him?” Often the answer to these questions is that we allowed ourselves to become distracted. Some may say, No not me…”I
Ever wonder if studying about Christ is doing YOU any Good?
What are signs that you are growing closer to Christ? Here is our list of seven. 1. When you are Persecuted for the Gospel Many people grow discouraged when they are persecuted for telling others the Good News, but that
