“By the grace of God I am what I am.”    1 Co 15:10 NIV Who are you? It seems like a simple question but is often one of the most challenging to answer. To know who you are and what you stand for, to ...  Read More

“The Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”  Gal 2:20 NKJV How many times must the apostle Paul, who was once known as Saul the persecutor of Christians, have had flashbacks to Stephen's s...  Read More

“Whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.”   Mark 11:24 NKJV County-music star Randy Travis and his manager, Lib, remember the lean days of his car...  Read More

“He noticed two empty boats standing at the water’s edge while the fishermen washed their nets.”   Luke 5:2 TLB Why would fishermen wash nets that hadn’t been used? The answer is they were quitting be...  Read More

“Be strong and of good courage for the Lord your God is with you.”     Joshua 1:9 NKJV It's impossible to live successfully without taking risks. Leo Buscaglia wrote: "To laugh is to risk appearing th...  Read More

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.”    1 Peter 5:6 NIV God wil not tolerate pride from anyone. If self-exalted ones refuse to humble them-selv...  Read More

“He did to waver at the promise of God.”  Romans 4:20 NKJV The Archbishop of Canterbury was acquainted with an actor named Mr. Butterton. One day he asked Butterton, "What is the reason you actors on ...  Read More

“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.”     Proverbs 23:7 NKjV A fascinating experiment was conduced a half century ago.  Three men tested their strength on a gripping machine, with an average meas...  Read More

“Let us go over to the other side”. Mark 4:35 NIV Jesus told His disciples: Let us go over to the other side? Next, we read: "A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat" (v. 37 NIV). ...  Read More

“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”  Mark 16:15  NKJV In 1993, a group called AD2000 United Prayer Track came up with an innovative idea. To help realize their goal of "a ...  Read More

“Then the Lord God made a woman…and he brought her to the man.”  Genesis 2:22 NIV God recognized our need for companionship when He said, “It is not good for the man to be alone... Then...God made a w...  Read More

“Speak, for Your servant hears.’ Then the Lord said to Samuel.”  1 Samuel 3:10-11 NKJV if you are serious about having a truly interactive relationship with the Lord in which you speak to one another ...  Read More