There is a story of a man who was hanging from a tree limb screaming for help, yelling that he couldn’t hang on any longer and that he was going to die. Then someone at the top told him to let go. His response was: “I can’t let go. I will fall to my death.” Then the man at the top told him that
As we enter into the season of Spring, at least in my neck of the woods, we are reminded of the beauty of new beginnings. The world awakens from its winter slumber and bursts forth with new life. Flowers bloom, trees bud, and the air is filled with the sweet aroma of fresh growth. The snow and cold of winter have melted away, making
Relationships are an essential part of life. We were created to be in community with one another, to share in each other’s joys and sorrows, and to support and encourage each other through life’s ups and downs. As social beings, we thrive on connections with others, and these relationships can be a source of immense joy and fulfillment in our lives. One of our
My child, if you co-sign a loan for a friend or guarantee the debt of someone you hardly know–if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said– quick, get out of it if you possibly can! You have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy. Now swallow your pride; go and beg to have your name erased. Don’t put
In Zimbabwe, there is a place called Antelope Park where you can walk with lions. Once they get to be around 18 months old, they are caged so that they can go to other game reserves to enlarge the lion population. On my mission trips to Zimbabwe, we were blessed to stay a few extra days to go there. On my first trip, when
Forty-four years ago, next week, an adrift young man just short of his nineteenth birthday borrowed his friend’s car and drove to downtown Dallas, TX, to take a test to receive his third-class radiotelephone operator’s license. A couple of hours later, he left the Commerce building with permit number P3-10-39728, having gotten 38 out of 40 questions right on his first attempt. It was
Also, I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: ‘Whom shall I send and who will go for us?’ Isaiah 6:8. Have you heard the voice of the Lord asking you to go somewhere, to do something, to share your story with someone? It may have been like it seared through your entire body as He spoke to your heart, or it may have
From AllWorship friend Randall Vaughn. The lyrics of that childhood song say, “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” I sang those words. You may have too. Now, as adults, we say we believe this. But what do our actions say? I question if we really believe that Jesus loves us because, in many cases, we do not live
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Heb 13:8. If we don’t sit and meditate on this verse, we slide by it, thinking: “I know that.” But do we really think of Who He is and how He has been with us? God is the God of our yesterdays. He allows the memory of our hurts, our failures, and our successes so
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.” Jeremiah 29:11 & 12 As we ring in the new year, it’s natural to feel a sense
