God Does His Deepest (and Greatest) Work in Our Darkest Hours
When life is darkest, God remains faithful. He does His deepest (and greatest) work in our darkest hours.
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I & II Samuel — Super-Short Summary
Theme Verse for I & II Samuel: But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the...
Can We Trust the Bible? – Is It Reasonable? Pt. 1
talking donkey, a global flood, and a virgin birth. These sound like the stuff of fables, not facts. But the Bible includes them as historical events. How can we know the Bible is inspired, trustworthy, and infallible when we read about phenomenon...
RUTH ~ A Super-Short Summary (and a Less-Than-Super-Short Summary)
RUTH ~ Book #8 Super-Short Summary: In Ruth, God uses an unlikely romance to spotlight His faithful...
Two Great Questions to Ask a Friend (Or Yourself)
Go ahead. Ask a friend or yourself this question: Question #1 If you were the devil, where would you attack yourself? I sort of don't want to answer that question because what if Satan hadn't already figured it out? What if I clued him in? It could feel like putting a...
Running from Sin Like We’re Running from Samson
The first inkling I had of my future as a track star was the day I sprinted across the yard with Samson close at my heels. Samson was every newspaper delivery girl’s nightmare. His shaggy black fur made the perfect backdrop for his pearly white fangs. Kinda like...
Knowing God Like a Surfer
(The following post excerpt from "Knowing God Like a Surfer" first appeared on www.InspireAFire.com.) Waimea Bay on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii hosts the spine-crunching big wave surf competition known as The Eddie. Before this invitational can be scheduled, the...
Never Forget to Remember His Benefits
The following excerpt is from a post I wrote for InspireAFire.com. What Will This Year Bring? What will this year bring? Laughter? Tears? Perhaps it’s not so much about what happens to us that determines whether we’ll laugh or cry at year’s end. Perhaps it depends on...
Heading Off a Christmas Coup – Four Ways To Keep Christmas Focused on Christ
Christmas is an enigma. The Christmas holiday was created to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and yet even people around the world who hate Jesus celebrate it. I’m thankful – not that anyone hates Jesus, but that much of the world celebrates Jesus whether they...
St. Nicholas, The Believer: A New Story For Christmas Based On The Old Story Of St. Nicholas
True Believer It was a meeting only God could’ve coordinated. In my research for my blog post Heading off a Christmas Coup: Four Ways to Keep Christmas Focused on Christ, I searched the internet for articles about St. Nicholas, the real-life inspiration behind Santa...
I Thank My God Every Time I Remember You, and Him, and Oh My!
I thank my God every time I remember you! That keeps me busy! You, too, right? And then what about when we remember the One who made everything and everyone we're thankful for? Oh my! If we thanked Him for every single thing He is and does, we'd never get around to...
When You Know It’s God’s Plan But You’re Still Scared!
Stop the Ride! I Want to Get Off. You've felt that way before, haven't you? My niece HannahBrooke smiled with glee as she settled in next to her Uncle Rob on the Sea World water ride. But by the end, terror capsized her glee. She wanted off the ride. Her...
There’ s Always Hope Because There’s Always God
This post first appeared on InspireAFire. Hope We all want it. No, we all need it. Without it, we die. Suicide victims have one thing in common. They lost all hope. The unspeakable tragedy is there was always hope because there’s always God. The God of hope. “May the...
“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:32
