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Life Isn't Fair (Thank God!)

There have been times in my life when I’ve complained that life just isn’t fair, like when I got passed up for a promotion at work, or wh...

Glorify God by Giving Thanks

For several years I’ve been following John Piper’s daily devotional. When I think of Thanksgiving this Thursday, my mind and heart look ...

Why is Prayer Important?

It means that just at literally as Christ was given to Father, I am given up to Christ. Is this too strong? Some think so, while others t...

Faith During a Pandemic

Younger Jesus went missing for three days, a painful time for His mother and father who were searching for Him but had no idea where He w...

Being the Spiritual Leader of Your Family

What does it mean for a man to lead his family spiritually? “God intended for marriage to represent the covenant love between Christ and ...

Go and Make Disciples…

“The Great Commission”, is a chapter heading in the book of Matthew created by man, and many believe that it was meant only for the 11 di...

My journey to find purpose. What are YOU living for?

Is it to achieve the American Dream? Is it to enjoy life to the fullest? Or is it something else? For years I sought to achieve the Ameri...

Facing a Satanic Attack

Facing a Satanic Attack by Pastor Charles Stanley When was the last time you felt vulnerable to a temptation? We’ve all experienced this,...

WHAT IS MEANT BY ABSOLUTE SURRENDER?

It means that just at literally as Christ was given to Father, I am given up to Christ. Is this too strong? Some think so, while others t...

The 5 Killer Friends Every Man Needs To Thrive in Life

“The 5 Killer Friends Every Man Needs to Thrive in Life,” by Ben Weaver 1. The Truth Teller This is the guy who isn’t afraid to give you ...

Help My Unbelief

“For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with s...

Did you know that Knowing Him is Eternal life?

Do you know Him-? In the Old Testament, know means more than knowledge. It implies an intimate relationship. The communion between God th...

Why is Kenosis key to our knowing God?

Kenosis is the ‘self-emptying’ of our will and surrendering entirely to God’s will and to His plan for us, each day of our life. What doe...

Why is it important having a daily quiet time with the Lord?

If you really want to know God, you need to develop an intimate relationship with Jesus. The best way is having a daily quiet time: a hab...

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me

Let’s begin with what Jesus didn’t mean. Many people interpret “cross” as some burden they must carry in their lives: a strained relation...

Israel’s Erroneous Meditation with God…How Is Yours Going?

After spending 400 years in Egypt living as slaves, the children of Israel were delivered by God when He sent a plague in which all the f...

Godly Courage

Courage is living with the absence of FEAR. Joshua models what it means to trust in the Lord as he steps out in faith and follows God’s d...

Humility…Having the Attitude of Christ

Did you know God gives us two definitions of humility? As I read through Philippians 2:1-8 years ago, I discovered He displayed humility ...

Humility…Truly Relying on God

Paul states in Phil 2:5-8, “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider eq...

A Case for Forgiveness

Is forgiveness easier said than done? When you have released a wrongdoer from a wrong, does it give you immediate peace? God’s insistence...

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