Ann Voskamp, Bible, faith, God, grief, growing, Jesus, joy, love, Mark, pain, prayer, sacrifice
I wrestled long through the night, trying to convince God my situation is the exception to His rule…to His Word. He listened while I presented my argument 1,000 different ways, but my logic couldn’t change His mind. God is God so He is always right. When I...
believe, Bible, faith, God, Jesus, John, love, Matt Maher, meaning of life, self worth, significance, spiritual growth, Uncategorized
I drank the verses slowly, letting them swirl around in my heart like the velvet coffee in my mouth. I was warmed by both. “Remain in me,” Jesus said, “and I will remain in you,” (John 15:4). It took only moments for me to realize that’s...
believe, Bible, Exodus, faith, God, hope, Isaiah, Jesus, John, peace, trust
I was in the Ozark “Mountains” over the weekend. I use quotes because I was born in the Rockies. So the Ozarks are mere hills. Nevertheless, they were still beautiful, especially to someone who lives in the flat lands of Memphis, Tennessee. There are many...
2 Corinthians, Acts, believe, Bible, evangelism, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, meaning of life, Romans, testimony
I’ve read about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead a time or two. But when I read John’s account again last week, something new grabbed my attention. Which is something I adore about scripture. But that’s a different post. After Jesus, exhibiting...
believe, Bible, faith, God, hope, John, Paul, peace, Romans, trust
There’s this idea out there that, unfortunately, I think is biblical. It’s that Christians are supposed to be marked by joy and peace and hope, no matter what’s happening in their lives (Romans 12:12, John 16:33, Romans 8:25). You optimists are...
1 Chronicles, 1 Peter, 2 Samuel, believe, Bible, Colossians, Deuteronomy, evangelism, faith, God, grace, Heaven, Jesus, Nehemiah, Psalms, Revelation, Romans, sin, testimony
A concept that fascinates me in the scriptures is the idea that God chooses people. In the Old Testament, He chose a lot of individuals to do a lot of different things (2 Samuel 6:21, 1 Chronicles 15:2, Nehemiah 9:7), but, overall, He chose the nation of Israel to be...