Todd, you’re leaving in just a few minutes,” Brian said. “Will you listen carefully to what I’m saying?” Todd sighed. “Sure, Brian. Go ahead.” “I just don’t want to quit having fun.” “Todd, you can still have fun—but the right kind of fun. I gotta tell you, man, I’ve never been more fulfilled than since Read More
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That you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. (Deuteronomy 30:20 NIV) Do you believe that God speaks to us
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they are from God because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1 NIV) Theology matters because it seeks the truth about God-the source of all truth. We must be alert to the fact that Satan is
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways, submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV) Life can be confusing, perplexing, or even downright scary at times. We try to make the best decisions possible, but we still falter.
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. (Psalm 63:1 NIV) Is your soul thirsty, or are you completely satisfied? We were created to know our Creator. We were made to be in
Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. (1 Peter 2:1-3 NIV) How can we determine if we are
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May we truly realize what blessings we have in this life and from Whom they come. We shall praise Him in gratitude forever.
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Fear the Lord, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing. The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. (Psalm 34:8-10 NIV) God’s idea of “good
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You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. (Psalm 139:1,7,13 NIV) Infinite God is incomprehensible to finite man. It’s impossible to wrap our heads around all
True heroism is not ostentatious. A man may do no great deeds and slay no dragons, but if he is honorable in his dealings, and quiet in his manners, and civil to all, then he is a hero to me. Anonymous
