Bible Book Introductions — and Why You Want Them
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Wait. What? — Need Help Understanding the Bible?
"I've tried to read the Bible before, but I just don't understand it." How many times have you heard that? Or said it? I get it. An IKEA instruction manual can sometimes make more sense than the Bible. Sometimes. But never fear. God has not left us to decipher it by...
A Total Eclipse of Awe-Inspiring Faith & How to Find It
Ooh, Wow! Don't Look at the Sun! I think I said, “Ooh, wow!” and “Don’t look at the sun!” in my sleep last night. If you watched the total solar eclipse, you know what I mean. Ooh! Wow! Especially if you watched it with small children. Don’t look at the sun! For about...
Jesus Keeps His Appointments
Jesus Keeps His Appointments on CBN.com I admit that title may be a bit confusing. It sounds like Jesus only keeps His appointments on CBN.com. And what kind of appointments does He have there anyway? Let me clear this up. Jesus Keeps His Appointments is a devotion I...
We Will Not Forget. We Must Not Forget.
We Will Not, Must Not, Forget our Heroes My son Bobby met a war hero. We will not forget. We must not forget. Bobby held this hero's medal and spent almost an hour talking with a man who'd fought on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day and at the Battle of the Bulge. He...
Don’t Misunderstand the Song “What a Beautiful Name” — Jesus Doesn’t Need You, But He Wants You
I Misunderstood The first time I heard What a Beautiful Name by Hillsong I misunderstood. The song is topping the charts and played in churches around the world, but something about it sat wrong with me. The line about Jesus not wanting heaven without you and me...
Life Is Either a Daring Adventure Or Nothing At All ~ Take It On!
No Fear The bodyboarder on the island of Kauai had no fear -- or perhaps no sense. He crouched on the beach and studied the waves. Ignoring ones reasonable men would choose, he waited on the ridiculous waves. Waves that would tower over his head and possess the...
When God Isn’t Meeting Your Desperate Need
Help! When I heard Bobby's desperate scream from his room, fear shot through my heart. I couldn’t get to him fast enough. My ten-year-old son had fallen on top of a folding chair, which then collapsed onto his right thumb and held it in a crushing vise...
Don’t Stop. You’re Almost There!
Don't stop because you're tired. Keep going because you're almost there! (Mom's Thought for the Week with Traci Burns) My friend Traci Burns sent me her Mom's Thought for the Week. Now you have it, too. You're welcome. I needed to hear this today. Did you kamagra...
Momma Rabbit’s Nibbles & Sips Featured in Reach Out Columbia magazine
It's time to grab a nibble and a sip at one Lexington, SC's best new restaurants: Momma Rabbit's Nibbles & Sips. Reach Out Columbia magazine invited me to introduce Momma Rabbit's to you and share the fascinating story of this unique restaurant and its even more...
Always Reaching. Never Satisfied. What Are You Reaching For?
Reaching. "We live in a culture that is reaching for anything and everything but at least for something. Something new. Something bigger. Something to hold onto. Reaching becomes a habit that is never satisfying. However . . . " Oh, what a powerful However it is....
Sick of WHAT, Give me WHO — Reading the Bible for Transformation, Not Information
Sick of What. Give me Who. I stared at my Bible and thought, I really should read it, but I don’t want to. Tired of being reminded of all the commands I’d break before bedtime — before breakfast if I’m being honest — I sighed. How do some Christians live with power...
Reality Sunk In. Jesus was Gone. He is Risen! Just as He Said.
REALITY SUNK IN. JESUS WAS GONE. "It is finished," He'd cried. Then He lowered His head and gave up His Spirit. Jesus' followers watched as darkness descended. Reality sunk in. Jesus was gone. They laid Him in a tomb. A stone sealed away hope. Reality sunk in. Jesus...
“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:32
