On Detours
You’re driving to an important meeting and suddenly police reroute you onto some crowded backstreet. You cuss. C’mon, God heard you. Well… He’s heard me. I admit, I like predictability, a lot. I don’t like curve balls. But my wife…
Joe Fornear
What Not To Say To A Cancer Patient
We tend to want to lift strugglers out of their weakness with just a turn of a phrase.
God For A Day
Play along a moment and imagine you’re selected to be “God For A Day.” You’ll be granted absolute power for 24 hours. What will you do? Would you order up a luxury item or two (million) for yourself, friends and…
Get Tough and Surrender
In the midst of battle, we might think of surrender in terms of a white flag, quitting . . . defeat. Yet, when facing a major trial, there is no greater step we can take than surrender. Not surrender to…
Beyond the Battle
What He did for us yesterday always leaves a mark, but He is a God of the present - a living God. So cling to the lessons of old and make new memories with Him as He performs in us anew - everyday.
Weak Link
Weakness. It’s been dismissed, denied and despised. Never let ’em see you sweat. Right? Wrong. We need to be honest and admit it, we are weak. Our personal strength is a straw house against so many forces in this universe. Will human determination stop a…
Hello world!
Did you know there is an entire book of the Bible in which the name of God cannot be located? That’s right, God is never mentioned even once in the book of Esther. Why would such a book be included in…