August, 2015

• 5 August

  Our Hope: Paul’s Thorn

  

  “And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.”  2 Corinthians 12:7 (NKJV) We all have thorns.  Every one of us has something ...

  Read More »
• 5 August

  Take Life As it Comes

  

  Recently after a series of mishaps and an array of difficult circumstances, I began to form a bad mental habit–projecting future outcomes. I began thinking about events or occurrences that could possibly happen, and how I would react or cope in each imagined situation in my mind. God’s grace is ...

  Read More »
• 5 August

  “Don’t Let Anyone Look Down on You Because You’re Young”

  

  “That man is going to encounter Jesus today.” So said Joshua A., a young boy half the size of the notorious drug dealer whom he pointed out to his pastor. Moments later, Joshua had confronted the man, staring up into his face, demanding that he hand over all his drugs. ...

  Read More »
• 5 August

  Mothers, Care for your Children on Behalf of your Husbands

  

  Many wives and mothers put all of their energy into their children, and then have nothing left for their spouse. This is a serious danger to a marriage, and even more so because most wives fail to notice, acknowledge, and treat this infection of the marriage relationship. The Lord has ...

  Read More »
• 5 August

  Figuring Out What To Eat in the Day of Crash Diets and Health Fads

  

  Is it just me or is anyone else getting tired of the “experts” telling us what we should and shouldn’t eat? It’s true that obesity is on the rise and that we need to take better care of our bodies. After all, our bodies are the temple of the Holy ...

  Read More »
• 4 August

  God of the Little Things

  

  Our God is awesome. He can move mountains and part the ocean. Yet, this very same God causes a rose to bloom and a river to flow. Our God is mighty and omnipotent; at the sound of His voice, the entire universe came into being. (Psalm 95:4-5) He holds our ...

  Read More »
• 4 August

  Change the Way You Entertain

  

  Martha often gets a bad rap among Christian circles. Placed side by side with her sister, Mary, Martha is often seen as the disgruntled, impatient, distracted worry-wart who has her priorities all mixed up. And while that may be true in some respects, there is still much to be learned ...

  Read More »
• 4 August

  God’s Superior Power: Recovering Aaron’s Rod

  

  I wrote previously that there are two sources of supernatural power. I used the example of Moses and Aaron facing off with the magicians of Egypt in Exodus 7 to demonstrate that both God and the devil can give supernatural power to people. When Aaron threw his rod to the ...

  Read More »
• 4 August

  Rescued Jewish Boy Repays Kindness 77 Years Later

  

  Thanking someone for a kindness given is simply the right thing to do.  Besides, repaying a kindness has it’s own kind of power.  According to the UK newspaper, The Independent, 95-year-old Lord Weidenfeld said he has, “a debt to repay”. In the 1930s, as Nazi occupied Austria was persecuting Jewish ...

  Read More »
• 4 August

  Beyond the Box: Biblically-Based Brainstorming Tips

  

  “Okay, Mr. Bright Idea!” If you’ve ever heard that phrase before, it’s likely that, with a hint of sarcasm and a roll of their eyes, others are expressing that your ideas are over the top. But it doesn’t matter to you because you pride yourself in being ahead of the ...

  Read More »