Articles Tagged 'In' (Page 93)

Beware of Befriending your Fears

What is your fear keeping you from doing?

Fear can keep us from many things, but mostly fear keeps us from life!

Embellishment Opportunities

Have you felt the clean up of the Master's brush?

A mom's work at writing Scripture on her daughter's wall leads to a great opportnity to learn about God's grace.

Falling on our Face

Did her Olympic disaster remind you of anyone you know?

Failure and falling on our face is a part of life, the real question is whether or not we'll keep getting up.

Parenting Twenty-somethings ... Still?

Do you still have to parent after they have left home?

Parenting twenty-somethings is a challenge but can be a blessing if we do our job well.

Above the Law

Why are we put into positions of opportunity and service?

Being in positions of leadership and authority doesn't give us the right to be above the law, but instead should give us the opportunity to serve in love.

Affluenza Epidemic

Have you been vaccinated against this flu?

We have got to address our addiction to things, money, greed, debt, wealth, and materialism.

Listen to Your Teacher

Have you been listening lately?

We need to listen to our Teacher: Jesus is the one we must look to for our answers in how to help and bless others.

Storm Peace

Can you rest securely when the storm winds blow?

We can pray for our families and our children to help be prepared for the difficult times come.

Trust Him!

Will we trust him even if he doesn't live up to our expectations?

Jesus doesn't live up to our expectations, because God has more planned for us than what we can imagine.

Trust

Will we open up and really trust him to change our story into a grace story?

All around us are people who are grace stories -- people who have opened up to God and received his grace and had their hard lives changed for the better.

Where is Your Church?

Do you know where your church really is?

Church is found where people who make up the Lord's Body are at work doing Kingdom business.

Delayed Truth

Have you learned this important spiritual skill?

We need to learn that there is a time to be silent.

A Blank Page

Where does it all start?

All the big events in our lives and even many of the daily routines all begin with a blank page, including the grace God gives us to start fresh each day with a blank page.

Willing to Die

How far would you go in your love and trust of the Lord?

Suffering and death for the cause of Christ are now viewed as something sad, unnecessary, and a wast.

Exercising the Spirit: Lectio

Have you really been listening for God in his word?

If we are to grow in our spiritual walk, we must exercise the Spirit within us and one way is lectio divina, sacred reading.

Family to Those Who Are Alone

Are we really to be family to those who don't have family?

We've got to show the world that we will actually love them way we claim we will.

Free Breakfast

What can you learn at the morning continental breakfast?

The continental breakfast allows from some people watching and friend making.

So Why Don't We?

Are you a person who is full of thanksgiving?

A whale gives the author a reason to look at gratitude and ingratitude and see them as a choice since gratitude seems to be built into the natural instinct.

More than Falling Dominoes

Is the interconnectedness of our world really such bad news?

The interconnectedness of our world isn't bad, but really an opportunity to do good and bring redemptive influence.

Hypocrites in Church?

Can you believe it's true?

Hypocrisy does exist in the church and we should weed it out, but it doesn't exempt us from church.

What Song Will They Sing?

What will they sing when you are gone?

We miss our loved ones when they die, but we can live in such a way to make sure that we see them again.

Post-Traumatic Growth

Can anything good come out of pain, stress, and hurt?

Sometimes rather than destroying us, pain and stress sometimes can make us stronger and grow.

The Motivation of the Moment

Are you full of anticipation for this event?

We should live passionately expecting the Lord's return.

Sinking or Walking

How are you doing in your walk toward Jesus?

We don't usually sink into sin all of a sudden, but it is a gradual thing that leads us away when we do not call on the Lord for help.

Sunk by Our Own Desires

What are you chasing that is destructive to you?

A self-destructive meal at a mud hole reminds us of how our own desires can blind us to the dangers of our own greed and lust for power.