In Job 6:24, Job says: "Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred." (NKJV)Job is, therefore, open to being taught, isn't he? He says, "Teach me, and I will hold my tongue"!But is he really listening?I have two teenagers, both of...
"Be still, and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10a)With summer here, the stormy winter and chilly evenings of recent months have quickly been forgotten. One morning, however, my heart felt like a lingering storm. Numerous needs - my own and others' - were crashing in...
There are times in our prayer lives when, for whatever reason, we don't seem to hear God's voice. At those times we wonder: what am I doing wrong? Is Louis really going to be all right? Will my wayward son eventually come home?I have discovered over the past half a...
The Maori people of New Zealand had a well-kept secret: The Waitomo Caves. However, there comes a time that every secret is revealed, and it so happened that in 1887, Chief Tane Tinorau felt compelled to share this secret with Fred Mace, a British surveyor.Using a...
How Can I Best Experience God in my life?Many believe that only a burning bush kind of experience will lead them closer to the God they want to serve. And such an experience would definitely alter our perspective on life, drawing us closer to Him at that moment....
"Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete." (John 16:24b NIV)"And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." (John 14:13-14 NIV)One of Jesus' deepest...
"Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me." (John 15:4 NIV)I often meet people who wonder how they can obtain the fruit that Jesus encouraged us to...