Do I have an unwavering commitment to serving God in how I relate to the people and use the resources around me? I wish I could say I did. I’m glad making a commitment isn’t a one-time event, an opportunity that appears once and then dissolves. I’m glad that I have opportunitie...
Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’ This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set alongside it: ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’ These two commands are pegs; everything in God’s...
“His people” must be that group known as God’s elect, those whom God sovereignly chose for salvation before the foundation of the world (Eph. 1:4). By the singular act of His death on the cross, Jesus has “purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and ...
I have heard people say that God expects too much. I have heard people say that serving God is too restrictive. God doesn’t expect any more from us than our own states of residence expect of us. With or without God, we still have to obey laws in order for society to be somewhat p...
4. If they lend you a car, return it with a full tank. 5. Do things with passion or don’t do it at all. 6. When you shake your hand make it firm and look that person in the eye. 7. Live the experience of traveling whether alone or with others. 8. Consider God and Eternity...
Five-Star Strangerby Kat Tang -I picked this for a Book of the Month choice because the premise sounded interesting. A man is a “Rental Stranger”, who people can buy time with to escort them to weddings, funerals, dates, or just for company. He flits from job to job, serving the ...
s. They have spent more time on their own (including college) than they did under our roof. As precious as those years were, it was always going to be temporary. Visits with them now are less frequent than we would like, but by the grace of God, we have remained close with one ...
As Melchizedek then concludes: “the same applies to the three laws which God the Father granted to His three peoples, and which formed the subject of your inquiry…But as with the rings, the question as to which of them is right remains in abeyance” (p. 44). In short, there is no...
God was doing something through these para-church agencies. They were focussed, passionate and nothing short of being trailblazers. Their efforts impacted the lives of hundreds and thousands of people. Many gave their lives to serving on a full-time basis. Many others went to study in seminarie...
God can’t lead us if we aren’t already moving. I can turn my steering wheel all day long. But unless the car is in Drive and moving forward, I’m not going anywhere. Don’t be idle in the waiting; be active, engaged, serving, loving, helping-in movement. In that, we all ...