Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. “Fourscore and seven years ago…” The source of human conflict began much earlier than Continue Reading…
Luke 5:18 And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus. The movie, Hacksaw Ridge chronicles the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. It tells the story of Desmond Doss, a combat Continue Reading…
Psalm 121:8 The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. (NIV) Have you seen the Duck Duck Go commercials? A man sings, “I’ll be watching you” as he peers over someone engaged on the internet with a different search engine. The implication, of course, is that Duck Duck Continue Reading…
Habakkuk 3:2 “…If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. Most of us hate to wait. But there’s always a purpose in the waiting. I recently met with a woman who was struggling over advice someone had given her. When she placed it before the Continue Reading…
Luke 17:6 And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.” When the friends of Jesus asked him for more faith, he told them they didn’t Continue Reading…
Psalm 16:3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. I once heard someone say, “A nation that fails to honor their heroes will soon have no heroes to honor.” So who are our country’s heroes? Who are your heroes? Colson Center Continue Reading…
Luke 5:4-5 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” I stared at the blank computer screen, Continue Reading…
Psalm 145:4 One generation shall commend your works to another and shall declare your mighty acts. My Grandpa Creech served as a country preacher most of his adult life. He founded and pastored the small church where I grew up in southern Ohio for about forty years. Rehoboth Mission was Continue Reading…
Psalm 100:1-2 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Julian of Norwich wrote, “The greatest honor we can give to the Almighty God is to live gladly because of the knowledge of his love.” Her words both convict and inspire me. Continue Reading…
Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God….” Do you recognize the uhs, likes and youknows in your life? Filler words comprise one of the most common weaknesses I observe in my public speaking students’ presentations. Rather than pausing if they need to gather their thoughts, they fill Continue Reading…