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”What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things?” (Romans 8:31-32). The verse quoted above is one that I have,...

Be Still

In the past week, I have read John Mark Comers The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.  It seems as if overstimulation and a life of hurry blocks out our awareness of the unseen world. The Psalmist said, “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10).  The Hebrew...

Gaining Wisdom

Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future” (Proverbs 19:20). For several decades, reading through the Proverbs once a month has been part of my morning devotional routine. Since there are thirty-one Proverbs, I simply read the...

Speaking the Truth in Love

”And Christ gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of...

In Jesus’ Name

Every time I read about the heroics of the Book of Acts Christians, my adrenaline flows! You talk about high adventure; they really shook up the status quo and turned the world around them upside down. (Acts 17:6) A few bars of praise and POW! An earthquake unlocks...