“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down.    It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your […]

“Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.   May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together—spirit, soul, and body—and keep you fit for the […]

God isn’t late with his promise as some measure lateness. He is restraining himself on account of you, holding back the End because he doesn’t want anyone lost. He’s giving everyone space and time to change. 2 Peter 3:9 MSG I remember my mom telling me this morsel of wisdom: “God is rarely early but […]

“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.     Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.”Psalm 143:8,10 MSG […]

“Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet.        Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how […]

“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down.    It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your […]

“The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.    Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation.     This is the way our Savior God wants us to […]

“We don’t want you in the dark, friends, about how hard it was when all this came down on us in Asia province. It was so bad we didn’t think we were going to make it. We felt like we’d been sent to death row, that it was all over for us.    As it turned […]

“A good leader motivates, doesn’t mislead, doesn’t exploit. God cares about honesty in the workplace; your business is his business.    Good leaders abhor wrongdoing of all kinds; sound leadership has a moral foundation.    Good leaders cultivate honest speech; they love advisors who tell them the truth.   Good-tempered leaders invigorate lives; they’re like spring rain and […]

“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down.     It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of […]