09/24/16 Small Among the Clans
READING: Micah 1-7 David was born there (1 Sam 16, 17:12), and he was but a shepherd boy. The village of Bethlehem was small, hardly…
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Saturday Suggestions: September 24, 2016
Don’t miss these posts about children, evangelism, burnout, and dads.
Read More09/23/16 Sleeping
READING: Obadiah 1; Jonah 1-4 I don’t sleep well in general. I want to sleep soundly, but my body and my mind sometimes say otherwise….
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20 Simple Reasons I’m Grateful Today
I don’t know your situation, but I suspect many of us have all kinds of reasons to say “Thank you” to God before we go any further into the day.
Read More09/22/16 Prayer Matters
READING: Amos 6-9 Prayer matters. It’s mysterious, but it matters. It’s hard to explain how it works, but it matters. Amos apparently knew that. The…
Read More09/21/16 Privilege and Responsibility
READING: Amos 1-5 The words seem almost strange. The Lord spoke these words against His people when they were guilty of turning against Him: “You only…
Read More09/20/16 Restoring the Years
READING: Joel 1-3 I remember the year when the locusts came out when I was serving in Louisville, KY. I vaguely remembered an earlier time in my life when they…
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9 Simple Principles in Changing a Church
Most churches need to change at some level, but many leaders don’t know how to lead through change. In some cases, leaders who have tried to lead have been defeated when change doesn’t occur.
Read More09/19/16 Prosperity
READING: Hosea 8-14 The Lord has been really good to Pam and me. He has blessed us immensely. We have never been hungry, nor have…
Read More09/18/16 Prostitutes
READING: Hosea 1-7 God loves prostitutes, and that’s a great truth since most of us — if not all of us — have been prostitutes. I know that…
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