Posted in Kathi Macias--Inspirational Devotions on January 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Kathi Macias, author/speaker
www.kathimacias.com
“‘When leaders lead in Israel, when the people willingly offer themselves, bless the Lord!’… In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 5:2; 17:6).
I’ve been studying the Book of Judges lately, and in doing so, I came across two recipes: one [...]
Posted in Rebekah Montgomery--Biblical Insight on January 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Rebekah Montgomery, Author/Speaker
www.rebekahmontgomery.com
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him: Psalm 37:1
What made a Carpenter think He could tell religious experts they were in danger of God’s judgement? Or that they didn’t know God at all?Where did a Bachelor get off encouraging men with wives and children to attend, businesses to operate, fish to [...]
Posted in Susie Larson--God Reminders on January 29, 2008 | No Comments »
SUSIE LARSON, Author/Speaker
www.susielarson.com
Greetings, Everyone!And to my new visitors, I say welcome! I post every Tuesday and my sole purpose is to bless and encourage you along your way…With the frantic pace we keep and the seemingly endless lists of tasks that beg our attention, how do we adjust to the easy yoke and the light [...]
Posted in Jan Coates--Life and Freedom, tagged God chose you, secrets of your past, abortion, affair, divorce, rape, sexual abuse, anger, childhood filled with pain, God chooses the improbable on January 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
JAN COATES, Author/Speaker/Consultant
“You did not choose me, but I chose you…” (John 15:16a).I know what you’re thinking: “God chooses others, but not me.”
You think it’s because of your secret, don’t you? The awful thing in your past — that abortion or that affair; your divorce; the rape; the sexual abuse; the shameful business failure; your [...]
Posted in Kathi Macias--Inspirational Devotions on January 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Kathi Macias, author/speaker
www.kathimacias.com
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting (Ps. 139:23-24).
Many of us have seen the bumper sticker that reads, “Christians aren’t perfect, just forgiven.” Technically, that’s a true statement. And [...]
Posted in Rich Dixon--Relentless Grace on January 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Rich Dixon, Author/Speaker
www.relentlessgrace.com
A friend recently told me that “grace” doesn’t make sense to him.
Christians toss around the words grace and mercy a lot, sometimes using them almost interchangeably. A simple explanation clarifies these terms for me.
Posted in Kathi Macias--Inspirational Devotions on January 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Kathi Macias (www.kathimacias.com)
And the light shines in the darkness,and the darkness did not comprehend it (John 1:5).
I had an alarming email from a friend the other day, exposing something so dark and sinister that my first reaction was to recoil from the truth, to deny it and try to wish it away. But of [...]
Posted in Susie Larson--God Reminders on January 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Susie Larson, Author/Speaker
Happy day, Friends!And to those visiting, I say welcome! I post every week and my sole purpose is to bless and encourage you along your way.I have a question for you today…How do you measure your progress spiritually speaking?All too often we measure how we are doing by how we feel. And while [...]
Posted in Rich Dixon--Relentless Grace on January 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Rich Dixon, Author/Speaker
www.relentlessgrace.com
Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Do you wonder what Jesus would say about satisfying impossible demands and surviving senseless circumstances?
I suspect that following Jesus is both the hardest and easiest thing we’ll ever do, but we frequently ignore the “easy” part.
Posted in Rebekah Montgomery--Biblical Insight on January 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Rebekah Montgomery, Author/Speaker
www.rebekahmontgomery.com
Discouraged? Overwhelmed?Waiting on the Lord is wind under your wings.… they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31Waiting is not dictating our prayer list to God. Nor [...]
