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“I love God; it’s just people I can’t stand!” fumed the frustrated man sitting across from me. “People are jerks, even Christian ones! When I get to Heaven, I’m going to lock myself in my mansion and not let anybody in!” “Hmmm. That sounds like a Christ-like attitude.” I thought. “I bet he probably has left behind a trail of hurt and...
Remember when God called to Moses from the burning bush and Moses was out taking care of his father-in-law’s sheep when he heard the voice calling to him from the burning bush. God called Moses to go to Egypt and deliver the Israelites from their slavery. When God called Moses, He didn’t call a preacher. No, Moses wasn’t a preacher, politician...
EXCERPT FROM THE SHORT STORY, “The Old Man and the Camera Who Was Brought to Life”:
“Yes! Having life brings me pain, but it also brings me love, failure, forgiveness and acceptance. Before, I could only do what you made me do, but now, I can work WITH you. You and I share together the joy of the pictures that come out the way you planned. Now...
Fear can wreck your life. Fear of rejection can hinder you from meeting hundreds of great and awesome people who are around you each week. Fear of failure can hinder you from taking classes at a community college or trying your best if you’re already in school or even from pursing a better job, even a promotion at your current job. Fear of...
When God evaluates your life, what’s He looking for? Is He impressed with how clever you are? Is it your charming personality that catches His attention? Is it your looks – that great physique of yours and your hair? Is it the numbers on your bank account that gets God all excited, your job title or the neighborhood you live in? In 1 Samuel 16:...
When you listen to God, your faith level grows. The Bible says in Romans 10:17 that “faith comes from hearing and hearing by the Word of God.” When the Word of God comes, faith comes. You have to LISTEN if you want faith, then, when faith comes, you have to ACT on what God is saying. If you don’t listen to God, you’ll never have enough faith to...
How well do you listen to the Holy Spirit? If you don’t listen to Him, you’ll have major problems in life and won’t make it as a Christian if you don’t, or won’t, listen to what He’s saying. Jesus said to listen to what He’s saying. Throughout the Gospels, He says, “He that has ears to hear, let him hear!” Matthew 11:15, 13:9 and 13:43. After...
Noah was a man who had a tough time of it. He was a good man and a working man. Someone very much like you and me and he was frustrated by the corrupt and violent society he was living in and being a working man, he didn’t have a voice. Then, like now, you had the rich and clever, the “cool” people running society, doing whatever they feel like...