Have you heard of the “Hall of Fame” museums in the United States? They have a “Hall of Fame” for music, sports, and entertainment. It features special men and women who are the best in that sport or genre of music. Hebrews 11 Devotional: What Is Successful Faith? Did you know that Hebrews 11 is often called the “Hall of Faith”? In that chapter we have a list of dozens of Old Testament people who demonstrated amazing lives of faith….
As I was growing up and well into my adulthood, I had a plan. I had a plan for every aspect of my life. In high school, I would plan out my lessons (I was homeschooled). Then, when I went to college I had a plan for graduating, studying, and taking classes. Planning my life always seemed like a relief. Over the years I’ve discovered three essential reasons why we need to have a Bible reading plan. Maybe it was…
Each morning I wake up before my kids get up for school and stumble downstairs. I fix my coffee and pour myself a cup. After settling into my favorite chair, I close my eyes to spend some time praying. Discover here how I found these five prayers from the book of Psalms to help me. So many times I’ve sat there for several minutes, unable to conjure up a prayer up to God. I can’t find the words and my…
yes, we only get one lifebut we are given many chancesto live it differently – Donna Ashworth One night a few weeks ago I read this poem by Donna Ashworth. Although she not a Christian, these words had such a ring of truth I couldn’t shake the feeling. I thought to myself, what does the Bible say about new mercies? The poem reminded me of Lamentations 3:22-23: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to…