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The Real Story Published I read an article this morning which examined several incidents of terrible incidents which have taken place over the past three decades. If we only look at the surface, we can only wring our hands and cry out to God, "Why did you allow such...
Every Moment That You Live Published Two thousand five hundred days. That's how many days I have been a member of CB. Lest you think I am keeping track, I just happened to stumble across that fact today. In one respect one could say that it is just a number. However, in this case...
What If The Rain Never Came? Published Like most people, I like sunny days. I do not like hot, humid days but I like the temperature to be about 75F, with blue skies speckled with a few puffy white clouds and a very light wind to keep you from getting overheated. I do not like rainy days...
Carrots, Eggs and Coffee Beans Published Each day I receive an email devotional called "Standing Strong Through The Storm" written by Paul Estabrooks. Today's devotional tells the story of a young woman who seemed to be facing one problem after another. Have you ever felt like...
The Giving Envelope Published It had happened before. A few women had gathered together at the home of a friend for our weekly Bible study. Before we got started, the leader of the group shared with us that one of the women, a single parent, was not going to be there today as her...
We Have Heard Published The news spread quickly throughout the city. Her first response was despair. What would happen to her and her family? Yet at the same time, there was a glimmer of hope. If the city was indeed destroyed, perhaps she could manage to escape the...
Don't Stop Running! Published Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easilytrips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us....
Paid In Full Published Living in the Land of Extreme temperatures, my natural gas and electricity bills can be pretty erratic. In the winter my gas billsoars as the thermometer dips down into the subzero (Fahrenheit) range. In the summer, my furnace gets a much deserved...
The Song In The Night Published Though I do not live out in the country, there is a narrow strip of woods behind my house as well several lakes just down the road. I also live within a couple of miles of a 2,000 acre park which has dense woods as well as several lakes. Throughout...
Where's Your Sword? Published Nehemiah was on a mission. He had come to Jerusalem to oversee the rebuilding of the wall which had been destroyed by the Babylons in 586 BC. While the captives, who had returned about 70 years earlier had rebuilt homes and set up businesses once...
Daily Bible Verse: Philippians 4:6-7 Published Philippians 4:6-7 - Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ...
Wait For The Promise Published And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, Acts 1:4a (ESV) I am probably the most impatient person I know. I remember as a child I would dance about impatiently, hopping about...
Daily Bible Verse: Proverbs 26:20-Fueling The Fire Published Proverbs 26:20 - Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down. (New International Version 1984) As I thought about this scripture today, I thought about different types of fire. A fire can either be useful or it can be destructive....
Give Me The Faith To Believe Published Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, 'I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief.' Mark 9:24 (NIV) Today I was confronted with a potential "challenge". When I did, I found myself saying that I would trust in God but then I...
The Lord Shall Be A Light To Me Published Micah 7:8 - When I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. (King James Version) I love this verse. In fact, it is even printed on a card that is taped to my computer monitor. I only have to lift up my eyes from the screen and there it is,...
God Has You! Published In October 2007, I sat with in an auditorium with thousands of women watching Nicole Johnson perform a sketch entitled, "Stepping Into The Ring". This piece was about a woman who had just learned she had breast cancer and it resonated with...
The Best Is Yet To Come! Published Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. Philippians 3:13b-14 (NLT) Can you imagine watching a race where...
The Blood Path Published In Genesis 15, God tells Abram that he is to bring a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon to the Lord(Genesis 12:9). If you look at the passage, God does not tell Abram what to do...
Why Have You Forsaken Me? Published Earlier today, I was reading a blog by Hans Warnke entitled The Truth Is Always The Winner. As I read the blog, Hans raised the question as to why Jesus cried out, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me!" Hans pointed out that Jesus was...
In The Sufficiency of Grace Published And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it...
Daily Bible Verse: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Published It was a time of fear and uncertainty. A routine mammogram had revealed a suspicious-looking mass and a diagnostic mammogram confirmed I had a tumor and due to it's appearance, it was highly likely I had Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma... breast...
The Unknown Path Published A little while ago, when I was listening to the radio, the song "Already There" by Casting Crowns came on. As I listened to the words, I was reminded of the times I have peered down a dark or rough path wondering what lay ahead. We've...
Darkness Into Light Published Psalm 18:28 - You O Lord keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. (New International Version) There are times when God speaks to you so clearly that you never forget it. Never. This was one of those times. It was a few days before I...
Through Human Eyes Published You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God's. Mark 8:33 (NLT) How often do we do that? I know I do it a lot! I view and interpret the world around me through "human eyes" or from a human point of view. To put...
Take Courage! I Am Here! Published It was about three o'clock in the morning and the men were exhausted and afraid. Four of them were no strangers to the fury of the sea. They had earned their livelihood from it until Jesus had called them to become fishers of men. However, their...