The other day I heard about some families who had purchased condos in a building that hadn’t yet been completed. The top floor remained unfinished because the building project had failed. But the problem continued when it started to rain. Because the top floor wasn’t completed, the ceilings in the floor beneath it were not…
Are you satisfied with your quiet time? Do you look forward to meeting with Jesus each morning, or do you walk away feeling like something was missing? Many people I talk to feel like their quiet time is bland and boring. They don’t feel like it is exciting and effective for their Christian walk. In…
An exciting and effective quiet time starts with a plan. If you don’t have a plan for your quiet time… If you don’t know There is a great chance that your quiet time will get derailed, you’ll find it boring and unproductive, and you’ll quickly find reasons to avoid it. A while ago, I communicated…
I lay in the hospital bed and listened to the woman next to me cry out, “Why me?” A few days earlier they had found a lump on her breast, something every woman fears. She was still in a state of shock as she walked about the room crying and asking no one in particular,…
Do you know what God has been saying to you in your quiet times lately? Have there been seasons when you feel like you’re not retaining what God has been speaking to you through your pastor on Sundays or through your daily Bible reading? I have found that taking time to write down what God…
My brother was a runner. He and my dad used to run 10Ks together a lot. My mom and sister and I would stand on the sidelines, cheering them on, and then watch my brother get a medal at the finish line. He always took first – even when he was the youngest in his…
