If you want to live your spiritual life intentionally, how do you do it? How can you be more purposeful? How can you commit to things that really matter? Let me give you some practical steps. The start of a new school session is a perfect time for you to stop, take some …
Christmas Post: His Unique Gift–John Eldredge
They will call him Immanuel, which means “God is with us.” Matthew 1:23 NLT I was listening to a few refrains from “O Holy Night”: “A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices” and something deep in my spirit said, O yes, dear Jesus, we need hope. Come for this weary world. Actually, this world is more than …
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Christmas Greetings!
As you celebrate Christmas and the birth of our living and eternal Savior, may you experience in an even deeper way, the meaning of the "new life" that Jesus born in Bethlehem brings. *"Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should …
Cheerful and Humble Giving by S. F. Smith
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 “If you cannot be great, be willing to serve God in that which is small. If you cannot do great things for Him, cheerfully do little ones. …
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Thanksgiving greetings!
At this season of giving special thanks, I am truly grateful to God for friends like you. Your prayers and partnership in the gospel are a clear demonstration of His goodness and provision.May you experience a deeper measure of God's goodness, even today. He is truly the "Good-Gift-Giving" God! "How great is your goodness, which you have …
Because God… Gave
here are many important truths in the Scriptures. I might argue that the most important is found in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." The Bible reminds us that God is the owner of all. The …
Real Freedom in Life is Understanding Grace and Generously Giving It to Others and Yourself.
God’s Desire for One-Percenters by Eric Geiger*
When I was in high school I so badly wanted to be tall. We had a couple guys on our high school basketball team that were 6’5” or taller, and I envied them. They could dunk easily. They were more imposing defensively than me. I asked God to make me taller and He did not. …
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Two Essentials*
<Listen> Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ …
The Giving Pledge
This morning I read an article at the Chronicle of Philanthropy that revisits the Giving Pledge, an agreement among some of the richest people in the world to change the way people give. Meeting in 2009, financial superstars like Bill and Melinda Gates, George Soros, Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffet, Ted Turner and more came up with the …
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