“Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father’s house, to the land which I will show you.’” Genesis 12:1   While faith is a very familiar word, we can be uncertain about what it actually means. We know we’re[...]

“Men, you ought to have followed my advice and not to have set sail from Crete” Acts 27:21   We often find ourselves in a storm because someone else made a bad decision. That’s because every choice has a ripple effect. It can be especially frustrating when your advice and warnings[...]

“Cease striving and know that I am God…I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10   Some of life’s troubles are harder to deal with than others. At times, it seems like the world is collapsing in on us. And our response can actually intensify the adversity. We act[...]

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” Psalm 46:1   It’s easy to raise our hands and praise the Lord when all is well, but what about in times of trouble? What you believe about God is directly linked to your sense of security. Today’s[...]

“And He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?’” Mark 4:40   When was the last time you experienced fear, worry, or anxiety? It’s probably more recent and more often than most of us care to admit. When life’s troubles disrupt our peace, we need to consider the[...]

“And there arose a fierce gale of wind, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling up” Mark 4:37   Some situations feel like being in a storm at sea with your boat taking on water. And when things seem out of[...]

“‘But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins’—He said to the paralytic, ‘I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet and go home.’” Mark 2:10-11   It’s human nature to focus on our physical needs. Our attention gets pulled[...]

“Samuel said to Saul, ‘You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God’” 1 Samuel 13:13   We tend to associate foolishness with stupidity or a lack of common sense. But extremely smart people sometimes act foolishly. It might even look like bold, decisive leadership. We veer[...]

“But Moses said to God, ‘Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?’” Exodus 3:11   Every Christian is called to serve God in some way. But like Moses, we tend to get caught up in our[...]