When the famine comes, remember that God has not abandoned you. He sends the famines of life in order to see if you will trust him even in the most difficult moments. We should say, “Here is another opportunity for me to trust God. I wonder what wonderful things he is going to do for me this time.” It’s not easy to say that. Sometimes it takes more grace to stay in the Promised Land than it does to get there in the first place.
Text: Genesis 12:10-20I begin with a very simple observation: It is possible to know God and yet be far away from him. […]
Text: Luke 15:11-32We Christians disagree a lot, sometimes about the craziest things. I don’t know if you know it or not, but […]
Text: Acts 15:36-41Nothing is more important in the life of the children of God than becoming fully persuaded that God does indeed […]
Text: Genesis 24In 1988 something new happened in the American political process. That year, for the first time in a long time, […]
Text: Exodus 13:21-22; Psalm 48:14This is the passage that explains Romans 8:28. That verse is true because these verses are true. Without this passage, […]
Text: Romans 8:29-30Do you have a favorite chapter of the Bible? That is, do you have a chapter that is so special […]
Text: Romans 8:1-4I would like to begin with three observations about this famous text. Observation number one is this: Romans 7 is […]
Text: Romans 7:14-25We begin with the words of Robert Cook: “There is no substitute for character. You can buy brains, but you […]
Text: I Timothy 3; Titus 1Warren Bennis is an educator, a philosopher, an author, a scholar and a keen observer of the American scene. These […]
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