“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” This quote gets attributed to several authors. Some say give credit to Plato, Philo of Alexandria, or Scottish author Ian McLaren. I suppose we don’t need to know the author to appreciate the sentiment. Everyone reading this is struggling with some relationship, issue, or …
A Covenant Prayer — John Wesley
I am no longer my own, but yours.Put me to what you will, place me with whom you will.Put me to doing, put me to suffering.Let me be put to work for you or set aside for you,Praised for you or criticized for you.Let me be full, let me be empty.Let me have all things, …
Giving Helps Us Take Our Eyes off Ourselves and Join in What God Is Doing in the World*
We become arrogant when we forget that God is our primary provider. Sometimes we give too much credit to our hard work and ingenuity. We easily forget the advantages of our upbringing, heritage, and education, and we view ourselves, even if unconsciously, as better than others, particularly the poor. Some of us talk about people …
Field of Dreams*
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can’t ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. The promise is, “If you build it, he will come.” Ray goes against all common sense and risks placing his family in extreme financial jeopardy. With the support of his wife, Ray begins the backbreaking …
How to Teach the Next Generation About Money & Stewardship
Christian Stewardship Network, Guest Writer: Rachel Rupert, May 3, 2021. Growing up, there was one word that I liked using more than any other: why. I’m sure if you asked my parents, I asked them “why” more often than anything else. I’m a naturally very inquisitive person, I love learning new information, and I want …
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A Prayer of Thomas à Kempis
Grant me, O Lord, to know what I ought to know,to love what I ought to love,to praise what delights thee most,to value what is precious in thy sight,to hate what is offensive to thee.Do not suffer me to judge according to the sight of my eyes,nor to pass sentence according to the …
Belief is a Choice*
Faith, or belief, can only be rewarded if it’s something we’ve chosen.
Aim All You Have at Heaven*
How God Inspires Ambitious Generosity Article by Marshall SegalStaff writer, desiringGod.org MARCH 24, 2021 If we do not learn how to lay up treasures in heaven, we will inevitably settle for the treasures of earth — and miss out on something far more lasting and satisfying. When we hear, “Lay up treasures in heaven,” it might sound like, …
Reflections on Christ’s Crucifixion
BY RANDY ALCORN MARCH 31, 2021 Photo by John Thomas on Unsplash At the beginning of this Passion Week, it’s fitting that we turn our eyes to the cross. No tragedy could be greater than God’s blameless Son being slaughtered without mercy in horrid crucifixion. Yet as a result of His suffering, countless people will spend eternity with God in …
HEARTFELT PRAYERS*
A Prayer by William Barclay: O God, Our Father, we know our own weakness.Our minds are darkened, and by ourselves we cannot find and know the truth.Our wills are weak, and by ourselves we cannot resist temptation, or bring to its completion that which we resolve to do.Our hearts are fickle, and by ourselves we cannot …
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