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“But I tell you this – though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.” -Luke 11:8 Have you ever been persistent about something? Persistence is hard for me — I tend to shrink away…

“His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, and his power pierced the gliding serpent. These are just the beginning of all that he does, merely a whisper of his power. Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?” -Job 26:13-14 Every time I go to the mountains I am enamored by God’s creation. The sun,…

“And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, ‘The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the…

“The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” -Deuteronomy 31:8 The Israelites were discouraged. After Moses had sent Joshua and 11 other men to explore the Promised Land for forty days, ten of them came back…

✨ We have a brand new podcast! Listen & subscribe here. “After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone…” -Matthew 14:23 Life really does get crazy sometimes. TV, radio, text messaging, phone calls, Twitter, Facebook, the Internet — there is so…

✨ We have a brand new podcast! Listen & subscribe here. “And you know that Jesus came to take away our sins, and there is no sin in Him.” -1 John 3:5 Are you a pure vessel? Being a committed Christian involves a continual process of sanctification, and even more so if you are a…

Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. -2 Corinthians 12:9 “I’d like for you to load the dishes in this way. This is how the instruction…

“Jesus told them, ‘Go back to John and tell him what you have heard and seen: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.’” -Matthew 11:4,5 Jesus was a “results” kind of person. He…

“A sound mind makes for a robust body, but runaway emotions corrode the bones.” -Proverbs 14:30 (The Message) We tend to live by emotion in our culture. “Just do what feels right,” seems to be the general norm. Many of our thoughts about right and wrong are based on our emotions — on what we…

“‘Be angry, and do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your wrath…” -Ephesians 4:6 Things happen in life that are bound to provoke us to anger. There are parts of life that are not fair, and there are people who may drive us crazy. Consequently, at some point of time we…