When You Give Something of Value
To bless others is the very calling of a Christian. As Peter writes, “Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult. On the contrary, repay evil...
2
May
1
May
When You Feel Powerless
Sometimes those who suffer from an illness, an injury, or a disability feel trapped or enclosed. The walls seem to press in, and we feel limited and powerless. Experience teaches us that one of the first things suffering does is to make us look inward...
30
Apr
He Suffered First
How does a Christian who is bruised and battered by very deep trials remain tender toward God instead of becoming bitter or cynical? By remembering this: Our God suffered first, and He has suffered more...
29
Apr
You Are of Christ
Today’s Scripture reads simply, “You are of Christ, and Christ is of God.” Have more powerful words ever been written? Take a minute to think this through with me. God gave you to Jesus. You—yes, you—are the Father’s love-gift to His Son...
28
Apr
Why God Allows Suffering
“If there is a God and He is good, as you say He is,” someone asks, “why does He allow suffering in the world? Why doesn’t He just get rid of it?” There is an answer to that question—if people are willing to hear it...
28
Apr
Steve Bundy Takes New Role Serving Vulnerable Children
For two decades Steve Bundy has worked towards a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity and their place in the body of Christ...
27
Apr
Keep in Step with the Spirit
Today’s Scripture reminds us to “keep in step with the Spirit.” That’s a word we Christians need to hear. It’s far too easy for us to dash off into our day and race ahead of God—or maybe lag behind when He urges us forward...
26
Apr
I AM the Light of the World
Light reveals. It guides. It comforts. But light also exposes. Jesus does not avoid that truth...
24
Apr
Stop Worrying and Pray
Sometimes the solution to a huge difficulty is so near at hand, so obvious, that we walk right by it. That may be the case with anxiety in our lives...
19
Apr
I AM the Bread of Life
Jesus speaks these words to people who understood hunger. Bread was not a luxury. It was daily survival. You did not store it up for weeks. You trusted it would be there each day...