Burning Bush

Have ever been surprised? Have you been going about your business then something out of the ordinary suddenly caught your attention? What were your immediate thoughts? Did you wonder where it came from or how it occurred? Did you attribute it to God? We may witness a miracle of God and not fully recognize itContinue reading “Burning Bush”

Who Do You Say?

Have you wrestled with a tough question? Have you been confronted and needed to give an answer right away? How did you handle it? Did you quickly say what you believed? Or did you stumble and stutter trying to find the right answer? We can be confronted at any given moment to answer an unexpectedContinue reading “Who Do You Say?”

Who Do People Say?

Do you wonder what other people are thinking at times? Do you sometimes watch people, observe their actions, and wonder what is going through their minds? Have you ever asked someone what they thought of someone else? Do you think people wonder that about you? People watching can be very entertaining. People just do someContinue reading “Who Do People Say?”

Many Parts, One Body

Have you ever played a team sport and experienced the dependency of one on the other? Have ever been part of a brotherhood or sisterhood that was very tight with one another? What is your experience in the church? Is it like that? Do you think it should be like that? Many of us haveContinue reading “Many Parts, One Body”

Renew Your Mind

Have you ever felt lost? Have you wondered why you are where you are? Have you wondered what your purpose in life is? Are you willing to listen to good advice? Are you willing to follow God’s plan for your life? Do you want to know what his plan is for you? Often, we thinkContinue reading “Renew Your Mind”

Narrow Miss

Have you ever had a close call? Have you narrowly escaped a tragic incident? Were you nearly in an auto accident but missed by a hair? What were your thoughts afterward? Did you breathe a sigh of relief? Did you shout with joy? Or were you angry? Did you give thanks to God? As weContinue reading “Narrow Miss”

Resilience

What does it mean to be oppressed? What does it mean to be enslaved? Why do people oppress and enslave others? Have you considered the why behind the action? Have you considered why you do the things you do? Oppression and slavery have been in existence for thousands of years. Though we may not knowContinue reading “Resilience”

Wonderful Crumbs

Have you ever begged for something? Have you been desperate enough to set your pride aside to ask a stranger to help? Have you been without hope, only to find a glimmer of it from an unexpected source? I suspect most of us have no inclination to beg. Our pride tells us to work forContinue reading “Wonderful Crumbs”

Humble Heart

Have you been in deep distress thinking there was no way out and no one to turn to for help? If so, what did you do, where did you turn? Did you turn to a family member? Did you turn to a friend? Did you turn to God? Did you cry out to God inContinue reading “Humble Heart”

Defiled

Was being defiled mean to you? Do you have horrible thoughts running through your mind? Have you contemplated what it means to defile yourself? Have you at least thought about thinking about it? Are you afraid to think about it? When we think of someone being defiled today, horrible things run our minds. Most ofContinue reading “Defiled”