Deuteronomy 3:22 Do not be afraid of them; the LORD your God himself will fight for you. Nelson Henderson has said, “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” That’s what Moses was doing in today’s passage. Moses encouraged Joshua, his son in the faith, [...]
Psalm 118:8-9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in humans. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. We are dependent people, forced to trust others. Every time I open up a bag of jumbo cracked pepper sunflower seeds (my new favorite) I [...]
There is an old story about a man named Boden who strung a line across Niagara Falls. Crowds gathered to watch him risk his life by walking across the line. He would yell down, “Who thinks I can walk across the rope?” “You can do it!” the people responded. And he walked across. “How many [...]
Can you imagine a salesman who never sold a product … a surgeon who never performed a surgery … a trial lawyer who never tried a case … an interior decorator who never decorated the interior of anything … a teacher who never taught … a preacher who never preached … a congressman who never [...]
As Christians, we are going to be faced with doubt, fear and discouragement. We live in a culture of greed. There will be those who threaten us, intimidate us and try to distract us from following hard after Christ. How do we deal with these things that try to tear us down and paralyze [...]
