Articles Tagged 'Cry'

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Something Simple, Something Glorious

by Phil Ware · 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 · Communion

Phil Ware reminds us that though the bread and wine of this meal are simple, so were Jesus' words to Jairus' daughter, and those words changed everything.

Don't be fooled by the simplicity of this meal, but be reminded that Jesus makes simple things glorious!

Run Away Like Jonah Days

by Melissa Troyer · Psalm 62:1 · Stress · Strength

Melissa Troyer is having one of those days where you want to run away and hide and yet has a young child that demands attention, driving Melissa back into the strength of God!

Perhaps the biggest gift of

'My Child, Get Up!'

by Phil Ware · John 19:25-27 · Grief

Phil Ware pauses and looks at the pain of grieving parents at the loss of a child and reminds us to forgo easy answers and cling to the stories and promises of Jesus.

Most of our earth-bound explanations are shallow and trite in the face of life's harshest realities.

Something Simple, Something Glorious

by Phil Ware · John 5:24-25 · Communion

Phil Ware reminds us that though the bread and wine of this meal are simple, so were Jesus' words to Jairus' daughter, and those words changed everything.

Don't be fooled by the simplicity of this meal, but be reminded that Jesus makes simple things glorious!

Two Little Girls

by Phil Ware · Matthew 19:14 · Compassion International

Phil Ware reminds us of the power of compassion, especially when that compassion is channeled to help children escape poverty in Jesus' name through Compassion International.

To Jesus, she's more than just another forgotten little girl!

So Glad God Doesn't Require a Smartphone

by Max Lucado · Matthew 6:8

Max Lucado reminds us that we don't have to know how to use a smartphone to talk with the Creator of the universe who also happens to be our ABBA Father.

Which smartphone does God require of us?

A Cry from the Hills of Judea

by Bill Sherrill · John 20:30-31 · Cross

Bill Sherrill writes about God's clearest message through Jesus on the Cross and through the Gospel of John.

What could change everything?

Beyond Fixing Bicycles

by Russ Lawson · Romans 12:15 · Comfort

Russ Lawson reminds us to share the journey with others whether they are rejoicing or crying, we can help in many ways, sometimes by just being with them.

Have you stopped lately to share the journey with another?

Cries in the Dark

by Tim Archer · Galatians 1:4 · Rescue

There are people crying out for help all around us, if we will only just listen. What they need can only be supplied by our God, the rescuer.

Who will rescue those that cry out in the darkness?

Who Can Be Still?

by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 107 · Prayer

Trying to find time to be still and wait for God feels awfully impossible in our busy world today, so why not cry out to God in the struggles and noise you face today?

Do you have a place or a time when you can really be still?

Hear My Prayer

by Tom Norvell · Psalm 102:1-28 · Eternal

We can cry out to God and know he hears us and that our children and our grandchildren's futures are in his hands.

How do we know that our children and our grandchildren are secure?

Big Boys Don't Cry?

by Rubel Shelly · Romans 12:15 · Empathy

Men can cry and should show genuine emotions.

Who said it and why do we think it is true?

Tears of My Father

by Patrick D. Odum · Hosea 11:1 · Fatherhood

Fathers may not cry as much, but when they do, it is surely because they love you: and God loves you!

Have you heard God cry?

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