First Day

We continue our look into Luke 6 and Jesus' description of the life of a disciple.

The life that leads to blessings is a life that is predicated upon reacting to those who hate you in the same way that Jesus does. The disciple doesn't seek to have it his or her way but instead is willing to consider …

The signs of blessings are not what we expect in our world today.

The beginning of our journey into discipleship begins when we decide to share in God's desire for all the world to be reconciled in Jesus Christ; it is when we decide to love rather than to be right. The disciple can be …

Are we living as disciples of Christ or are we merely churchgoers? Christian teaching is necessary, but it cannot be the only source of spiritual truth in the believer's life. There are times that Christian teaching …

There is no way that any one person can navigate this thing called life successfully alone: Cooperation and mutual concern are demands. When we start …

The dry, barren times in our lives can very well be the best times to see God doing amazing things. In these time, if we would but look up from our …

God desires that none should perish and, also, promises that there will come a day when all people and nations will seek to live righteous and holy …

Often times we have our attentions and hearts focused on the wrong things. When we do, we can miss the point of our relationship with God; even worse, we can actually end up working against it even when we don't mean to …

The things that we cherish most will be the things that determine if we react to overwhelming events in our lives or if we respond to them. Will we react in fear or respond in hope? When it's all over, will we be …

Trust is the key to escaping the entanglement that results from being judgemental. As we choose to hold on to our distrust, we increase the …

(But how do you feel?)

It takes time to develop trust, be it in God, others, or in ourselves. We can begin to cultivate trust if we make the choice to …

The foundation of every relationship that we have, be it with God, other people, institutions and even our stuff is trust. Our ability to trust indicates how effectively we will be able to participate in God's blessing …

We have all been equipped to see others through the same eyes as God does. We can align our motivations and inclinations with our Creator's because we have been blessed with glory and honor. See Psalm 8 for more …

Why does God want us to have the fullest life that we possibly can have? What's God's angle? The short answer that we most often get is love. Ok. But …

You can start becoming a newer, better you when you begin the sometimes difficult process of renewing your mind as you make the choice to view others …

The wonderful news is that God desires to enter into a relationship with us just as we are. Divine love then transforms us into something new, so we …

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