It Takes Faith to Sacrifice

14 July by Hariette Petersen
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My granddaughter set up a lemonade stand and raised ten dollars. Her mom and dad taught her that because God helped her make the money by bringing her customers, she needed to thank God by giving Him a tithe, which was one dollar of her earnings. Then she had to give back a portion to [...]

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Living for the King

5 July by Chris Roberts
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For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Which is more powerful, the message of the cross or the message of the good life? Which leads to a better end, the sacrifice of Jesus [...]

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Man of Sorrows

3 July by Chris Roberts
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He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isaiah 53:3 In 1875 Philip Paul Bliss wrote a hymn of praise and confession. Listed in many hymnbook as Hallelujah, What a Savior!, [...]

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Be Killing Sin

27 June by Chris Roberts
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For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Romans 8:13 Grass is persistent and relentless. Time and again grass must be cut to keep it under control, but time and again it grows right back. [...]

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The Temptation of Plenty

25 June by Chris Roberts
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When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him. 2 Chronicles 12:1 There is a risk in power that it will lead a person away from God. Do you feel your life so well-established that you can give God a break? [...]

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thanking God for all things

21 June by Emily Riley
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God, I thank you for our food and for our many blessings like my car whose air conditioner died right before the summer, my annoying coworker who constantly keeps giving me “projects” that she is supposed to do, the bugs that keep eating my tomato plants, my food allergies and hip that keeps hurting, that [...]

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