More Faith
“Would you grow in grace? If you would, your way is plain. Ask of God more faith. Beg of him simply to impress divine things more deeply on your heart, to give you more and more of the substance of things hoped…
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Faith
“Faith means trusting in advance what will only make sense in reverse.” —Philip Yancey My prayer this week: You know what this week holds, for me and for our world. Though it may not always make sense to me, I know that…
An Honest Prayer
“O God, early in the morning I cry unto you. Help me to pray. And to think only of you. I cannot pray alone. In me there is darkness. But with you there is light. I am lonely but you do not leave me. I…
There Will Come a Day
“There will come a day when the sap of shame that sticks to our souls will finally and irrevocably be washed away as we stand smiling before the God who has made us whole … There will come a day when beggars will…
Learn from Babies
“We must take a humble position in every situation. We must never brag about ourselves, and especially not of our goodness or special strength … We can learn a lesson from babies. Babies own nothing. They treat diamonds and apples…
To Know God
“Eternal Life = Knowing God … The kind of ‘knowing God’ that is eternal life is an interactive relationship where I experience God’s presence and favor and power in my real life on this earth. To know God is to…
To Praise and To Bless
“There’s not much daylight between praising God and blessing him, but there is some. To praise — which comes from the Hebrew term halal (the root of hallelujah) — is a higher energy, community celebration of God’s greatness. Think: a Gospel choir…
The Wilderness
“Searching the Bible to back up what you think should be done is not God’s way. Jesus could have said to Himself, ‘I am anointed to heal the sick, so I’ll go at once to lay hands on Lazarus as…
Trophies
“I have come to know a God who has a soft spot for rebels, who recruits people like the adulterer David, the whiner Jeremiah, the traitor Peter, and the human-rights abuser Saul of Tarsus. I have come to know a…
Now
“Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justice…now. Love mercy…now. Walk humbly…now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.” —The Talmud My prayer this week: Lord, help…
