Are you looking for advice? Are you seeking insights for living your life to the full? How are you going about getting the advice you are seeking? Is it from self-help books? Are you reading professional journals? Do you have a mentor or someone you specifically seek for advice? We can all continue to learnContinue reading “Seeking Understanding”
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Seek the Lord
If you could have only one thing in life, what would it be? Is there a singular goal you are working toward? Do you have a plan to achieve that goal? Are there other people who are helping you achieve it? Are you focusing on material things this world has to offer? We chase manyContinue reading “Seek the Lord”
Gifts for a King
Have you ever wanted to or needed to give a gift to a very important person? Did you spend hours deciding what you would give them? Did you feel flummoxed regarding what you could give them? Did you feel your gift was totally inadequate? Giving gifts to someone of prestige can be daunting. We mayContinue reading “Gifts for a King”
God is Still with Us
Have you thought things have gotten out of hand? Have you wondered if our world is going downhill so fast it can never recover? Does it seem as though the “good times” are so far behind us you can’t remember them? Have you begun to lose heart? There is no doubt we are living inContinue reading “God is Still with Us”
Faith, Love, and Thankfulness
How often do you give thanks for the people in your life? Are you thankful you have family, friends, co-workers, and disciples you attend church with? Is your faith growing in Jesus Christ? Is your love for the people in your life increasing? Are you seeing them as Jesus sees them? We often take peopleContinue reading “Faith, Love, and Thankfulness”
Serve One Master
Yesterday we discussed the parable Jesus spoke about a rich man and his financial manager. We saw that Jesus commended the manager for his shrewdness and stated we, His followers, should be just as shrewd, if not shrewder. But that wasn’t the end of Jesus’s teaching on the subject. Jesus continued His discourse, speaking ofContinue reading “Serve One Master”
Appeal to God
Have ever asked the question, “Why me?” Has something happened to delay a project you were working on, and you were frustrated? Did you ask God, “Why?” Did you later realize it was for your benefit? Did you see God at work on your behalf in the delay? There can be times when we experienceContinue reading “Appeal to God”
Hypocrites
Yesterday, we discussed whether certain activities, places, or artifacts were sacred or holy. I didn’t give answers but intended to cause people to consider what they think is sacred. Why? Well, let’s take a look at how Jesus answered the synagogue leader’s reaction to yesterday’s passage. Remember that yesterday Jesus healed a woman who hadContinue reading “Hypocrites”
Love Never Ends
What does love mean to you? Is it the emotional, affectionate love that brings couples together? Is it the love that you feel for a family member? Is it the camaraderie feeling you have with friends? Have you considered that love is more than these? We talk of puppy love, love at first sight, andContinue reading “Love Never Ends”
Set Free
What comes to mind when you hear the word freedom? Do you think of being able to do whatever you want? Do you think of financial freedom? Do you think of being free to make your own choices? Do you think of freedom as being the opposite of slavery? Freedom can mean different things toContinue reading “Set Free”
Marty Pressey 