What’s Behind The Whistle
How many of you still have a tea kettle in your place of residence? What is interesting about a tea kettle is the way it whistles when the tea has reached
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Fishing For You
Have you ever been fishing? Patience is a key virtue to good fishermen. It’s hard to be a good fisherman and have “fisherman’s ADD.”
The Lord Is My Shepherd
When we think about a shepherd and sheep, we have to think of an arid environment, like modern-day Palestine, and not the lush green fields
Try to Remember
How good is your memory? Do you walk into a room and forget why you came there in the first place?
Before & After
This before-and-after photo comparison from the TV show Fixer Upper shows the incredible restoration of an old, dilapidated house
Hope Under Construction
It’s hard to not be annoyed by heavy construction in the city or on the roads. Construction, detours, and potholes make travel to our usual destinations cumbersome.
Every Part Matters
Have you ever had a car break down? A car has many parts that make it run effectively—like an engine, transmission, brakes, and electrical system. Each one of these things may look or seem small in comparison
Dangerous Facades
Imagine being walked into an exam room at your doctor’s office by someone wearing scrubs, carrying a clipboard, and using the correct rhetoric as they walk you back.
In The Nick Of Time
There are plenty of us who are surprised by God’s timing. In most cases, if we’re honest, we don’t like it. We tend to become fearful of our circumstances
A Spiritual Discipline
Prayer, like any other discipline, requires…well, discipline. Richard Foster writes in, Celebration of Discipline, “Prayer is like any other work;
Waiting On God
Waiting is part of our ongoing walk with Jesus. We aren’t comfortable with waiting, because we feel like it’s pointless—or worse, that we are missing out on key opportunities as we wait.
Restless In Waiting
There’s a certain restlessness that comes in those times we find ourselves waiting for God’s promises to be fulfilled. In the article, “Hope For Waiting Hearts”, Courtney Doctor talks about her own struggles with waiting.
God’s Stonemason
N. T. Wright describes partnering between believers and God through describing a stonemason working on part of a great cathedral. This particular worker is not building a cathedral
The Driving Pain
Most of us like to avoid pain at all costs. But world-famous surgeon Paul Brand will tell you that pain is an important and valuable tool our bodies have to tell us what is wrong.