The word “grief” is usually used to describe losing someone you love due to death, divorce, or separation. Similar feelings often surface after a major life change such as job loss or a disaster such as a damaging flood or fire. The ache inside can feel as if your soul is being crushed under the…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, I ask for Your guidance so that throughout each day, I seek You and work to put You first in my life. Thank you for meeting my needs and blessing me with Your love. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
We speak of someone having “a bitter pill to swallow”. This can refer to a physical pill that has a bitter taste, or it might describe something that has caused a person to feel hurt or resentful about something they perceive as an injustice or betrayal. A bitter person might have feelings of disappointment, anger…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Thank you for the gift of faith and that I can have salvation and blessed assurance in You just by believing and not by what I have done. Please help me to live through my beliefs in You and not by earthly, tangible things. I want to live by believing what…
According to Wikipedia, “A word is a basic element of language that carries meaning, can be used on its own, and is uninterruptible. Despite the fact that language speakers often have an intuitive grasp of what a word is, there is no consensus among linguists on its definition and numerous attempts to find specific criteria of the concept remain controversial.” In church…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, I do have faith in You, but sometimes I doubt the strength of my faith in You. Since nothing is impossible with You, please help my faith to grow stronger. I want to be able to use my imagination and faith in You to be able to move the mountains in…
We all like to think that we have no biases, but we all do. We might not recognize them as such. We might call them beliefs, opinions, ideas, or facts but never think of them as prejudices or bigotries. Yet most of us are predisposed to think discriminately. That in itself is not necessarily a…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Thank you for choosing me to be one of Your children. Please guide me so that I do Your will by sharing Your love with others. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
There was an article in the Wall Street Journal, when Bernie Marcus died on November 4, 2024. Most of us wouldn’t recognize his name, but we are all familiar with the company he helped found––Home Depot. Marcus and his business partner, Arthur Blank, became friends and colleagues while working for Handy Dan Home Improvement Centers in the…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Thank you for the gift of prayer. Thank you for allowing us to pray directly to You. Please help us to have the faith and trust that You will answer our prayers. Please help us to pray for things that are in alignment with Your will. Thank you for listening to…