Tag Archives: Knowing
Pain is Inevitable but with Jesus, Suffering is Optional!
Pain, suffering, and happiness are three rather different words to be linked together. Everyone desires happiness, but this has different meanings for each of us. Furthermore, stress and pain are two major barriers between us and our goal of happiness.
Don’t Live Life In Fear, Trust Jesus! Trust God!
Terrorists terrify us. But from an eternal perspective, they may touch the body, but they can never touch the soul. “Dear friends, don’t be afraid of these who want to murder you. They can only kill the body; they have
You’ve Read And You’ve Heard, But Who Is Jesus To You?
When asked who Peter thought Jesus was, he replied: You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus didn’t praise Peter for giving a smart answer. Yes, the Lord did bless Peter for sharing these words, but he
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
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 —
Jesus learned this lesson, Have You?
When Jewish pilgrims made their way to the temple in Jerusalem, they had a group of poems they recited together as they traveled. These poems or psalms were called the “songs of ascent.”One of the psalms describes the anxiety pilgrims
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
As The New Year Approaches Make The Winning Shot!
When I was boy I spent countless hours shooting baskets in my backyard. I liked to imagine that my team was behind by one point in the last seconds and I had the ball in my hands. I’d dribble, spin
Jesus Responds Well to us Even When We Don’t To Him!
I didn’t like the preacher I sat by on the plane. I know, I know. You’re supposed to like everyone, but this fellow… To begin with, he took the seat next to me. I’d hoped it would stay vacant. The
Another Invitation For You…on The Dance Floor following Jesus!
And we all who… contemplate the Lord’s glory are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:18). Being transformed to become like the Lord Jesus is not a
Like Mary Has God called You to Make Your life Extraordinary?
As we get closer to Christ’s birthday, which is Christmas day, let’s take a detailed look at Jesus’s mother – a woman named Mary. We will use some ideas and thoughts from Adam Hamilton’s book, “The Journey,” as well as
Do You Celebrate These 6 Freedoms on Independence Day?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and announced the separation of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. With this, a new nation was formed—the United States of America. History verifies Thomas
