I enjoy creating things. But I don't enjoy maintaining things. So I always create with minimal maintenance in mind. When I build something—no matter what the size or the purpose—I build it to function with minimal maintenance (or no maintenance, if at all possible). Don't get me wrong, I do maintain things—but not always with the best attitude. I would rather move on to the next project. Are we the same in our relationship with God? Do we just maintain, at a bare minimum, our relationship with Him—and not always with the best attitude? Would we rather move on to something else? These are critical questions in our study of faith. So let me ask another question: What if faith is not what we think it is?
Did you know that YOU are in every chapter of the HOLY Bible? Whether you are a Christian, or still trying to find your way back to God, the Bible is about YOU. From Genesis to Revelation, every chapter is about YOU & how much our Almighty God loves you.
To build something new in the place of something already existing, the existing structure has to be demolished. Without doing a complete demolition we are tempted to modify the new to accommodate the old. But when we do so, we put the integrity of the entire project at risk. Whatever kind of existing structure you have built around your concept of the word “faith,” I encourage you to tear that structure down. Or, at the least for the time being, call it something other than faith. And allow God to build His own kind of faith within you. Jesus warns us against trying to incorporate the new into the old. The new‐covenant way of living is not the same as the old‐covenant way of living.
What do you do when you still have to see your ex after a break up? ....at work, school, church, same friend circles. Do you talk to them? Do you avoid them? Do you still go to events you know they'll be at?
I heard this song by Danny Gokey on the radio the other day. Iigured it was a new song, since I had never heard it before. But actually it's a song from Danny's 2014 album "Hope In Front Of Me." It's also been recorded by Phillips, Craig, and Dean (Randy Phillips co-wrote the song along with Bernie Herms and Matthew West), but PCD's version is sort of bland compared to Danny's version. Wonderful song about hope and renewal and looking forward rather than looking back.
Celebrate the Resurrection through the eyes of a child. Take your children's ministry on a journey through the Passion story as its never been told before!
Picture yourself showing up, on a day in 1880, to work for some guy with a funny name who hired you to paint animals in various degrees of motion around the edges of a glass discs. And you do this day after day after day. Boring? Well it certainly would be unless you could see into the future. It would be boring if you thought you were just painting animals on glass discs. But it would be something different if you knew you were a part of pioneering the motion picture industry. There's a certain amount of drudgework to every great achievement. But it doesn't seem like drudgery if you're focused on the end result. There's a certain amount of drudge-work in developing your faith in God. But it doesn't seem like drudgery if you're focused on the end result.
Jay waited anxiously with his 6-year-old daughter for the love of his life Tasha at the airport when Dale Curd stopped by from 'Hello Goodbye'. Jay shared not just their adorable story, but also his plan to propose! Their reunion was sweet enough, but the proposal gave me butterflies!
Declan spent 65 weeks in the hospital after going into cardiac arrest from a condition called Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome. This incident left Declan confined to a wheelchair and he is unable to eat, speak, see or move. However, Declan still has perfect hearing and full mental understanding. Today, his brother Mark McMullan, stood up in Declan's local bar and sang "Bring Him Home" right in front of Declan. What a powerful moment!
When I was a boy on the farm, a strange thing happened as I went back and forth in the field, from one end to the other. Although Dad taught me everything I knew about farming, I would lose sight of the fact that he knew the job better than I did. When he sent me to the field to work, I somehow would forget that he was the expert and that I was the apprentice. It was as if he knew nothing about what I was going through—the heat, the boredom, the dirt, the itching, the noise. It was as if he was off doing the “Dad” thing and had just forgotten about me. I even began to make up my own rules. I would run the tractor at a higher rpm or in a higher gear. I wouldn't overlap soil tillage as much as he did. I wasn't outright rebellious, but I took plenty of liberties just so I could get done quicker. In my relationship with God it has been easy to forget that He not only knows everything that I know, but He is the source of everything I know. I can't just say to Him, “You take care of the “God” stuff and I'll take care of my stuff.” There is no “my” stuff. I can't do anything without Him (see John 15:5). It's easy to have faith in God for the big stuff—the stuff that's impossibly big for us to handle. But it's not so easy to have faith in God for those things we think we can handle—even if barely.
Angela Withers Berton is a Physical Therapist and one of her patients is this absolute sweetheart. Her patient always admired Angela's colorful tennis shoes, so for her birthday Angela bought her patient a pair. And seeing the joy on her face opening that box will completely melt you heart!
In this clip from TV show What Would You Do the actors played the roles of a heavy woman at the buffet and verbally abusive man. But when these women overhear the conversation, they are not afraid to stand up for a stranger. This simple act of kindness is a lesson that goes a long way!
Dennis Erickson served as the church usher for years. And when he passed away at the age of 69, he left his entire estate to the church he called home. So imagine the surprise when Lisa Lundstrom, the church’s chief financial officer, walked into Dennis' house and saw his collection of over 30,000 cars. This lifelong collection will be sold and profits used for the church, just like Dennis would have wanted.
When Alaric Green stepped onto The Voice UK stage, I thought he would choose a rock song. But when his soothing voice started singing 'Unchained Melody' I was completely taken aback. What a VOICE!
Like my page on facebook One reason why I believe inhttps://www.facebook.com/danielnalley4 My website: theupperroomcreateshop.com God is because of creation. For example when you walk into a building you can clearly see that the building had a builder. Ithaca design to it. From the door that opens allowing a safe passage from the outside to the floor that is under your feet the building that you are in was created with a specific purpose in mind. Just like all the complexity in one simple building the earth as a whole is one amazing creation. I strongly believe that a building = a builder a painting = a painter a creation = a creator
Seth and Cortney put their wedding plans on the backburner when they learned Cortney's daughter had a brain tumor. One year later, the couple learned they were winners of a dream wedding called the Joyful Day Giveaway. Grab the tissues!
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