Read 1 Peter 3:15 and look at this excellent reminder of the hope that lives within us by James Stewart: What strikes you about the preachers of the New Testament is that they had been swept off their feet and carried away by the glory of the great revelation. They went to men who had …
Here is a great quote from Dallas Willard: One of the greatest fallacies of our faith, and actually one of the greatest acts of unbelief, is the thought that our spiritual acts and virtues need to be advertised to be known. The frantic efforts of religious personages and groups to advertise and certify themselves is …
The Heart and Divine Guidance The will of God has many angles. God’s will shall be accomplished as He gathers all things to Himself in Christ Jesus. His kingdom shall come. His will be done. This is our hope and joy. There remains an overarching theme to all of earth’s sordid history and the final …
This is the title of one of the most amazing addresses C.S. Lewis ever gave. If you have not read it, here is a little taste: The New Testament has lots to say about self-denial, but not self-denial as an end in itself. We are told to deny ourselves and take up our crosses in …
Here is John Wesley’s covenant prayer to God: I am no longer my own, but yours. Put me to what you will, rank me with whom you will. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be employed for you or laid aside for you, Exalted for you or brought low for you. …
Enjoy this video of Kenny Sailors, the man who invented the jump shot.
I would think that most of us have trouble keeping our mind focused while in prayer. It can become frustrating and even disheartening to want to give your whole heart, mind, and soul to God one moment, and then be struggling with a sinful imagination the next. Here is a very helpful bit of wisdom …
Here is a great testimony from a man named Jason Helopoulos. I hope that our youth ministry can provide the same simple witness! Jesus said, “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). Loving one another in the body of Christ has many …
The Agony by F.W. Faber First read Mt. 26:36-46 and Luke 22:39-46 O soul of Jesus! Sick to death!; Thy blood and prayer together plead, My sins have bowed Thee to the ground; As the storm bows the feeble reed. Midnight—and still the oppressive load; Upon Thy tortured heart does lie, Still the abhorred …
Here is a great little thought on idolatry by Kevin DeYoung: What must we leave behind if we are to follow Christ? The simplest answer is that we must leave behind idolatry. That’s the very first commandment—you shall have no other gods before me. They don’t have to be obvious representations of the divine; they …