Do Not Cast Me From Your Presence
There is nothing worse as a believer than when you deliberately, willfully sin—and then sense the withdrawal of the Holy Spirit’s presence and power...
26
Aug
25
Aug
To Be Thankful for Afflictions
In today’s Scripture, the psalmist offers an honest reflection. “It was good for me to be afflicted,” he wrote, “so that I might learn your decrees...
24
Aug
There is a Plan
Jeremiah may have felt the arrows of disappointment and tragedy in his life, but they weren’t fly-by-chance arrows from who-knows-where...
23
Aug
The Owner of the Upper Room
Sometimes the most significant gifts are not money or possessions. Sometimes they are simply opportunities made available for God to use...
22
Aug
Everyday Sort of Tests
Sometimes because of faulty decision making or maybe just the press of multiple circumstances, we find ourselves tired, discouraged, and a little burned-out...
21
Aug
Don’t Just Cover Old Ways
If you are serious about painting a fence, you have to prepare the surface of the wood. You scrape away the old paint—every fleck you possibly can...
19
Aug
The Rock That Never Moves: Our Unshakable Hope in Christ
When Ken and I turn off the freeway and drive toward home down Topanga Canyon Boulevard, the traffic always slows a bit near Stony Point, an outcropping...
16
Aug
The Woman Who Anointed Jesus
Few phrases capture faithful living more beautifully than these simple words from Jesus: "She did what she could." We do not know her name...
12
Aug
He Will Never Change
Maybe you’re the type of person who doesn’t handle change very well. It creates a momentary vertigo, an unsteady feeling of imbalance or a little wave...
9
Aug
The Widow’s Two Coins
Jesus was watching people give. As worshipers entered the temple courts, many placed offerings in the collection boxes. Some gave large amounts...