Knowing the Lesson Plan Bible, Faith, Time With God, Trust, Trusting God Picture the difficulty a substitute teacher has when enacting an absent teacher’s lesson plans. Without spending a considerable amount of time with the real… READ MORE
Small Obedience Available, Obedience, Trusting God, Waiting on God “As long as we expect big to come now and on the world’s terms—whether in our churches, in our cities, or in our own… READ MORE
Immortality in Faith Faith, Fear, Immortality, Resurrection Fear of death and the desire for immortality is real. Alcor is a business that markets resurrection. People can pay tens of thousands of… READ MORE
Patience And Perspective Injustice, Justice, Patience, Perseverance, Perspective, Waiting, Waiting on God Whenever we encounter injustice and feel that God is doing nothing about it, we need to spend time in God’s presence to gain his perspective. This… READ MORE
Trust Fall Belief, Chrsitianity, Confidence, Faith, Trust Fall, Trusting God Have you ever tried a “trust fall”? It’s when a person will free-fall backward into the arms of someone or a group of people…. READ MORE
Garden Variety Faith Faith, Foundation, Growth, Roots, Strength Compare the difference between a mighty oak tree and a quickly growing plant, such as those grown in a summer garden. An oak tree… READ MORE
Faith In The Face of Fear Confidence, Faith, Faith in God, Fear, God Is In Control Our brains have chemical reactions to fear. The amygdala is a part of the brain that activates when we sense a threat stimulus and… READ MORE
An Example of Faith Abraham, Example, Faith, Following God, Genesis, Hebrews, Obedience, Romans, Trust “So Abram went, as the LORD had told him” ( Genesis 12:4). This is the demonstration of faith that the author of Hebrews, as… READ MORE
Believing The Unseen Belief, Christianity, Faith, Jesus Do you believe in Santa Claus? While the idea of Santa can seem strange for a discussion about Jesus it brings up a good point… READ MORE
Founder and Perfecter Encouragement, Faith, Following Jesus, Hebrews, Parenting Jesus is “the founder and perfecter of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2). We may be able to understand this more in terms of a parent and… READ MORE
A Lesson From The Crocus Faith, God's Promises, Hope, Romans 8, Seasons, Trusting God If you have ever lived in a place with harsh winters, you know that the coming spring is welcome with great anticipation. In some… READ MORE
Walk By Faith Ephesians, Faith, Grace, Jesus, Saved Kevin DeYoung has a good illustration regarding the role faith plays in our salvation. He speaks of walking out on frozen Lake Michigan. The… READ MORE
Finish The Race Endurance, Faith, Father, God's Strength, Help, Perseverance, Promise, Race, Run The Race, Strength Unlike most races, our spiritual race is not about coming in first. It’s about finishing. If we don’t give up, if we don’t quit,… READ MORE
Gaining Strength Challenges, Faith, Solid Foundation, Storms, Strength, Strong, Trials, Trust, Trusting God “I read one time about how shipbuilders back in the days of sailboats would prepare the masts for their ships. They would go to… READ MORE
Trusting The Coach 2 Timothy 3:16, Confidence, Faith, Fear, God's Guidance, Isaiah 26:3-4, Jeremiah 17:7-8, Jeremiah 29:11, John 14:26, Obedience, Perception, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 56:3-4, Romans 8:28, Trust, Wisdom Children learning to play baseball are often afraid of the ball when it is their turn at bat. Their instinct is to duck or… READ MORE
Confidence In Christ Behalf, Christ, Christ's Work, Confidence, Deserve, Faith, Genesis 15:6, Grace, Habakkuk 2:4, Justification, Romans 4:5, Romans 5:1, Romans 8:28, Satisfaction, Suffering “So when the devil throws your sins in your face and declares that you deserve death and hell, tell him this: ‘I admit that… READ MORE
Choosing Faith 1 Corinthians 15:10, 1 Timothy 1:12-14, Acceptance, Acts 10:15, Faith, Galatians 5:14, Grace, Gracious, Judgment, Matthew 22:39, Over-Achievement, Pressure, Struggle, The Gospel One of Shauna Niequist’s books is called Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living. She seeks to… READ MORE
