by Tim Wade Psalm 44:23 Arouse Yourself, why do You sleep, O Lord?Awake, do not reject us forever. I have a friend who is the pastor of a small church that is going through some pretty tough times. He and I talk occasionally at a pretty candid level, and I am convinced that there are times when this...

by Tim Wade Psalm 62:1 My soul waits in silence for God only; from Him is my salvation. In the United States it seems that people live at such amazing speeds. I suspect that such is also the case in many parts of the world. Technology over the last one hundred years has created opportunities more th...

by Tim Wade Isaiah 6:3 ” Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!” Campfires are interesting; especially on a night in early spring. The weather is just cool enough to make the fire comfortable, and just warm enough to bring out the flying insects. Do ...

by Tim Wade Psalm 139:17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Imagine for a moment a mirror. Some who have peered into it before you call it a magic mirror, enchanted, even gifted. Now imagine looking into it, but instead of seeing your reflection, you see y...

by Tim Wade 1 Peter 2:5 “…you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” A life without purpose has little to no meaning, and it is far from the nature of human bei...

by Glenn Ansley Proverbs 15:29 The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous. Revelation 8:3, 4 speaks of the prayers of the saints going up as incense before the Lord. He delights in the time you spend communicating with Him. As a child of God, you have the promise that ...

by Tim Wade 2 Peter 1:3 “…seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.” I have to admit that one of my passions is cooking. I am not a chef, but I love wa...

by Glenn Ansley Colossians 3:1 If then you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right had of God. The extent to which I take my new life with Christ for granted is disgusting. Not to me, mind you, but to my Lord. At some distant level I am aw...

by Tim Wade Philippians 3:13 Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead. When I was a kid I lived in Texas for the better part of four years in a nice three bedroom white house. It was here t...

by John Robertson John 1:9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The spiritual journey traveled by all who have asked Jesus to be their Lord and Savior is not a journey of perfection. It might be more appropriate to say...