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Influence. In a social media driven world, we want influence and to be influenced. With that comes a great stewardship responsibility. We live in a culture that applies constant pressure to “build a platform” of influence. It seems natural to want to be insta-famous. Many people use their platforms for good. However, that pressure of
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It might be a bit dated, but do you all recall the Movie (or read the book) Eat, Pray, Love. It depicted a woman’s journey across the globe. During the journey, she finds pleasure in nourishment, power in prayer, and finally inner peace. I think God’s answer to everything is found in today’s scripture. Rejoice
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DO you ever wished you had someone that could go ahead of you and make sure everything is good and ready for you to arrive? That they could work out all the details and fix any problems before you even get there? Would is surprise you to learn that God is that person? There is
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God gives us such an amazing promise: all things from Him are good and perfect! Unfortunately, “good and perfect” can sometimes seem be on the other side of the desert, a raging sea, or seemingly endless years of emptiness and even death. But today’s scripture reminds us that we can be certain that He will
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The book of 2 Kings is a sad book to read. It is the account of how Israel slid onto exile because of their unfaithfulness to God. Israel had very few faithful or righteous kings, but when they did rise, it only delayed their exile for a short time. Josiah was one of these kings.
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Today’s scripture Paul speaks to us about a “true worship.” Paul spent the last 11 chapters of Romans establishing Jesus Christ as the sole basis of our salvation and grace as a means by which every believer lives. In his response to to such great mercy, Paul tells us the most logical response is worship.
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Have you ever done something to get another person to notice you? We all have! We have all done that “special” thing to get a guy’s attention. Is that not why we use social media? To get other’s attention to say look at me? We want people to notice us. Is it surprising to learn
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Suffering is a somber reality. It does not matter if it is relational or a difficult circumstance, we all are suffering to a degree. It is not enough to experience it, but we also have to deal with it. We have two options: Turn Bitter. Embrace brokenness. Bitterness is caused by looking at the “unfair”
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Romans. No not the empire, the book of Romans. Paul gave us one of the most important letters written to the Romans. It is his theological reflections. Over centuries, God has used it to change the lives of millions of people. What caught my attention, in the middle of this important book, Paul gives one
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