“Then Peter got down out of the boat…” Matt. 14:29 I don’t want to admit it, but I was a little kid trying to see if I measured up. I… Continue Reading Believing, Doubting, Unbelief
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“And yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand.” Isaiah 64:8 (NLT) On a long… Continue Reading Trusting His Hand
“Then Peter got down out of the boat…” Matt. 14:29 “…the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.” -Colossians 2:12c God was powerful in raising Jesus from… Continue Reading Powerful
“I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power… to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ” (Ephesians 3:17–18).… Continue Reading Rooted to Withstand the Heat
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“Then Peter got down out of the boat…” Matt. 14:29 “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give… Continue Reading A Life That Shines
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A woman once came to a counselor overwhelmed and worn thin. She had said yes to everything. Volunteering, hosting, leading, helping. When asked why she had agreed to so much,… Continue Reading The Freedom of a Discerned Yes
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Luke 7:44 – “Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, ‘Do you see this woman?’” Author and pastor Chris Webb writes: “Jesus asked, ‘Do you see this… Continue Reading Do You See the Person in Front of You?
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1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with… Continue Reading A Psalm of Reassurance
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Do you ever pause just to ask God to lead your steps for the day? And as the day unfolds, do you stop here and there to check in with… Continue Reading A Brief Pause, A Big Shift
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“Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.” — Psalm 144:1 This is the third and final word of encouragement in a… Continue Reading Planning Ahead
“For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.” I Corinthians 2:16 Our trip to the Philippines included many… Continue Reading Durian
“…Knock and the door will be opened…” Matthew 7:7 Many years ago my wife and I traveled to the Philippines to visit some missionary friends. There were several things that… Continue Reading Jeepney
