But it’s just a little white lie and no one will know the difference! Besides, it saves me thousands of dollars! What’s wrong with my conscience?
The Dilemma: Selling the Mazda, Part 1
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Promises
Lenten Devotions: Hopeless
"And there followed Him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for Him. But turning to them Jesus said, 'Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming...
Receiving God’s Promises… Bit by Bit!
Has God given you a promised, but now, months, even years later, things only see worse?I can sure relate. He gave us a promise two years ago. Since that time, things have only gotten worse...This has often been a puzzle to me. After all, didn't God say, "Keep in mind...
Struggling With God
"And so Jacob was left alone, and he struggled with a man until daybreak. When the man realized that he hadn't yet won the struggle, he injured the socket of Jacob's thigh, dislocating it as he wrestled with him, and said, 'Let me go, because the dawn has come.' 'I...
Full-Circle
"And He [Jesus] came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who...
ADVENT DEVOTIONS: Child of Promise
"Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon ... And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the Child Jesus ... he took Him up in his arms and blessed God ... And there was a prophetess, Anna ... coming up at that very hour...
When Promises Appear Delayed…
“Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and...
Remember
"Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 'Behold, I establish My covenant with you and your offspring after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark;...
The Empty Garden Beds: A New Perspective on Faith, Part 2
On Tuesday, I told the story of how God moved my mountain -- literally! -- as my husband and I attempted to move 7 cu meters of gardening soil from our driveway to our new garden beds, one shovelful at a time, and all before the rains came.The garden beds were...
The Power of God’s Word…
"'No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,' declares the Lord." (Isaiah 54:17 NIV)I remembered when my son, Thomas, was a...