When my youngest son, Stedmon, was small, before each meal he would ask, “Who’ll say grace?” I always responded, “I think this is a good day for Stedmon to say grace.” My oldest son, Steven would usually respond, “I’ll say
God’s efforts are strongest when our efforts are useless! I want you to listen to some revealing dialogue between a man who’d been paralyzed for years. Jesus encounters him at the pool of Bethesda where he’d gone hoping to get
One of the most underestimated strengths in the Christian life is prayer. It is the way we communicate with the Maker of the Universe and He not only hears us, but He also responds. Through prayer we access healing, wisdom,
Hope is one of the core elements of the Christian faith. It’s a desiring of things that we can’t understand how they will happen, but want them to. It gives us courage and confidence in moving forward. It provides encouragement
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and
In my lifetime, I have met many people who are truly Christians, but the first person who comes to mind who always keeps the faith is Brother Aquila Penrod, who pastors Bethel First Church of God. He is such a remarkable
There are seasons in our lives when even existing feels like hard work. I have recently been through a period in which I felt bombarded from all sides: in relationships, in my health and in the health of those closest
It is unlike anything else you will do with your life. Having faith is something that takes a long time to understand and even longer to truly feel that you have. As the Bible says, “Faith is being sure of
It was one of those days. The kind of day where the bills pile up, the dishes taunt, and the phone won’t stop ringing. Guilt trips tugged. Vacation seemed like a far-off hallucination. And the list of duties expanded into
God gave David victory over Saul and all of his enemies and David sang in praise to the Lord, “With my God I can leap over a wall!” (Psalm 18:29, par) We love to leap over a wall! But what
Prayer is a powerful tool in our life that connects us to an all knowing and perfect God. Prayer allows us to communicate to God who is our Father in Heaven. “Most of the time, your prayers will be silent.
As a follower of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, you should be spending lots of quality time with Jesus every day if you want to see results from your prayers, significant growth, deliverance and the power of Jesus at
We’ve all seen the blueprint. It’s handed to us before we even know how to tie our shoes. It’s the “Standard Life Script” that society promises Read More »
Do you ever feel like the trials in your life are testing your faith? We can relate. Sometimes trials include marriage, friendships, relatives, jobs, finances, children, Read More »
If you live in this world long enough you are going to experience many ups and downs, many hills and valleys and many overwhelming circumstances that Read More »
“When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the Read More »