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“The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available (dynamic in its working).” (James 5:16 AMP) Prayer is communicating with God, talking to Him and listening to Him. Prayer brings us into God’s presence. He wants to have...
"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." (Is. 40:31) I was going on a flight recently. Before I left, it was stormy – snowing and blowing, in...
There were six of them. Beautiful, powerful, gentle. I couldn't keep myself from sliding off the gravel road I had been running down to get a closer look. Just this summer I had decided to fulfill a lifelong dream and learn to ride. My decision had resulted in me...
"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. 16 Only let us live...
When I take my dog Katie for a walk, she used to pull on the chain very tightly. She longed to be off the leash. When I let her off the leash to run, she would not come back to me until she was tired, thirsty, and hungry. To me, the most important command to a dog is...
"The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace" (Romans 8:6) The Greek word for mind is "phronema", from which we get our word "prone." If we are prone to something, it means we are inclined towards it and can be heavily...
"Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand." (Isaiah 64:8) My mom used to make the most magnificent works of art from a big lump of clay. It looked like a big gray “blob” just sitting in front of her, before...
Years ago there was a small theme park called "The Land of Oz" which was on land owned by the Beech Mountain ski resort in western North Carolina. You would wait outside Aunt Em's house and when the right number of people had gathered, a girl who looked like Dorothy...
Well, spring is here. The time has come for that spring yard clean-up. The branches and twigs laying all over the yard amongst all the leaves that fell late last fall--too late to get picked up before last winter set in. Quite a chore!--the first...
God's Word cannot contradict and still be His Word, and His Word has to be spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14 Therefore, if we think to see discrepancy, we still only see in part. And in study, having suddenly realized Paul was speaking in tongues when he said...
WOW! Oh thank you thank you!! I was elated. It was Christmas morning when I was 8 years old. I felt so special when I opened the present from my parents. She was beautiful. A doll with a flowing pink lace dress that when she sits, the dress forms a circle around her....
The King of Kings was nearing His second birthday. All of Israel should be celebrating! Hadn't they looked forward to that day? Hadn't they scrutinized the Scriptures to determine the signs of the times? How could it be, then, that after two years, only a few...
"But the LORD said to Samuel, 'Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.'" (1 Sam 16:7 NIV) Things are never...