You’ve Got to Have Faith
Faith is hope holding out its hand in the dark. ~ George Iles Faith involves believing in something or someone so much that the belief doesn’t even have to be logical to anyone else. Unswerving faith in an idea, a way of life, or even people has been the foundation of change not only in individual lives, but also in the world as a whole. Imagine the Founding Fathers without their faith in democracy. Imagine Henry Ford without his faith in the assembly line. Imagine Mother Teresa without her faith in God. Impossible. But impossible is the word from which all faith stems. If people...
Read MoreWorry, worry, worry….
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. ~ Henry Ward Beecher Worry, worry, worry! It seems like every day, there is another issues that has us struggling to make sense of our lives. We tend to start this circular type of thinking very early in life, and we learn it from watching and listening to the very same type of stress in those around us. Mom worried because you didn’t start to talk at the appropriate age. Dad worried because you seemed to like ballet more than baseball. Sister worried because you got more...
Read MoreFloating Down the River
Submitted by Mike Cain: During a typical summer of youth ministry, several years back, I was on a Jr. High Summer Retreat. One of the events of the retreat was tubing down one of Michigan’s many “cold” rivers. Some were in canoes, but most of us were lounging in the tubes. Little Bailey Mayer, the 8 year old daughter of our sponsors, thought it would be cool to float on the tube with Pastor Mike, so she got out of her parents canoe and went down the lazy river with me. Bailey had just met me on this trip, and I was surprised she would want share a ride with this old guy she barely...
Read MoreLow On Hope?
When You Are Low on Hope by Max Lucado Water. All Noah can see is water. The evening sun sinks into it. The clouds are reflected in it. His boat is surrounded by it. Water. Water to the north. Water to the south. Water to the east. Water to the west. Water. He sent a raven on a scouting mission; it never returned. He sent a dove. It came back shivering and spent, having found no place to roost. Then, just this morning, he tried again. With a prayer he let it go and watched until the bird was no bigger than a speck on a window. All day he looked for the dove’s return. Now the sun...
Read MoreEndure
Endure by Max Lucado If you live in a world darkened by sin, you may be its victim. Jesus is honest about the life we are called to lead. There is no guarantee that just because we belong to him we will go unscathed. No promise is found in Scripture that says when you follow the king you are exempt from battle. No, often just the opposite is the case. How do we survive the battle? How do we endure the fray? Jesus says: “Those people who keep their faith until the end will be saved” (Matthew 24:13 NCV). He doesn’t say if you succeed you will be saved. Or if you come out...
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