Jesus’ blood pressure seems to go up in Matthew 23. He is perturbed at the Scribes and Pharisees. The chapter contains a litany of “Woe to you…hypocrites!” Before ripping into them, he prefaces it by saying, “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted” in
“In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song; this Cornerstone, this solid Ground, firm through the fiercest drought and storm” I treasure that hymn and often hum it throughout the day. Sometimes I hum it to worship the Lord. Other times I hum
Mehdi Dibaj Truly, living with God is glorious. The darker the night, the closer the dawn. The darker the clouds, the more plentiful the life-giving rains. The narrower the way, the more God’s unlimited help! The greater the troubles, the more the comforts from God. Though the waves of the
This week’s post is a bit different. It may perhaps be one of those-I guess you had to have been there moments-but you all have unconditional love for me, right? So let’s take a trip. In all the thinking I’ve been doing lately regarding prayer, my mind keeps going back
“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” – Mother Teresa Believing the problem is to big is not an option. Doing nothing is not an option. Doing something with what you have is the answer. If we look and the HUGE problem we will get discouraged
Last week I wrote of the importance of Scripture reading. I believe prayer is an equally essential and necessary component for cultivating a healthy life and progressing towards spiritual maturity. Prayer is complicatedly simple. Frustratingly refreshing. It is one of the hardest easiest things for me to do. Too often
