“Jesus sees you. This Bethesda of your life? Others avoid you because of it. Jesus walks toward you in the midst of it. He has a new version of you waiting to happen.”- Max Lucado “Jesus told him, ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk.’ Instantly the man was healed, He rolled up his […]
“Odds are . . . you have been stuck. Lodged between a rock and a hard place, unable to escape. Mired in the mud of resentment, bogged down in debt, trapped in a dead-end job, up to your waist in the swamp of an unsolvable conflict. Stuck.”- Max Lucado ‘One of the men lying there […]
“The father’s prayer . . . was answered in a manner greater than he had requested. Yours will be as well. Perhaps the answer will come this side of heaven. Perhaps it awaits you on the other side. Either way, this story (of Jesus healing the official’s son) urges you and me to keep walking […]
“What about you? Do you find yourself somewhere between Cana and Capernaum? Like the official, you offered a heartfelt prayer. You begged Jesus for help. And, like the official, you didn’t receive the answer in the way you wanted. Consequently, here you are, doing your best to place one foot in front of the other, […]
“Contingent faith is the faith of sidewalk chalk; it’s beautiful when the sun shines, but it washes away when the rain falls.”- Max Lucado “As he traveled through Galilee, [Jesus] came to Cana, where he had turned water into wine. There was a government official in nearby Capernaum whose son was very sick. When he […]
“A precise prayer gives Christ the opportunity to remove all doubt about his love and interest. Your problem becomes his pathway. The challenge you face becomes a canvas upon which Christ can demonstrate his finest work. So offer a simple prayer and entrust the problem to Christ.”- Max Lucado “The wine supply ran out during […]
“So, I ask, have you asked? Have you turned your deficit into a prayer? Jesus will tailor a response to your precise need. He is an accomplished chef who prepares unique blessings for unique situations.”- Max Lucado “When the sun went down, everyone who had anyone sick with some ailment or other brought them to […]
“John recorded them . . . to urge us to believe in the tender presence and mighty power of Christ. This montage of miracles proclaims: God’s got this! Think it’s up to you and you ain’t much? Hogwash. God can carry you. You’re stronger than you think because God is nearer than you know.”- Max […]
“Are you acquainted with the downward spiral? Convinced that no one cares, that no one can help you, hear you, or heed your call? If you know the feeling, you aren’t alone. That raw sense of isolation and powerlessness? It’s not here to stay. If you think it’s up to you and you ain’t much […]
“Since we know the heart of God revealed in the work of Jesus Christ — His cross and life for us — we know that what God gives us will be good. Not necessarily fun, pleasant, or a walk down easy street, but good nonetheless. Since He is good, what He gives me to do […]
“The cross of Christ shines through each of the four sacred gifts (value, strength, grace, joy) of our God-given callings. We all stand equally condemned under God’s righteous Law, yet equally forgiven and redeemed by His grace. The cross is the lens through which I must interpret every human interaction and relationship.”- Rev. Jeffrey Leininger […]
“The reality is, most of our daily interactions . . . have been brought into our lives with little choice on our part. Each of these can be regarded as callings, people for whom Christ died whose lives have been woven into ours. It is precisely because most of the relationships we have are not […]