“Instead of focusing on your thorns, allow the fragrance that emanates from the hope you have in Christ to wash over you. Embrace your struggle as a gift from God . . .”- Charles Swindoll “Now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s […]
” . . . the skipper is Christ. He’s on deck. He deserves all the glory and praise. We serve below deck — keeping the work moving forward by faithfully rowing and diligently serving.”- Charles Swindoll “So look at Apollos and me (Paul) as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of […]
“Casting is an intentional act to relocate an object. . . . Let this ‘throwing’ be your first response to bad news. As you sense anxiety welling up inside you, cast it in the direction of Christ. Do so specifically and immediately.”- Max Lucado “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”- […]
“The exclusion of the weak and insignificant, the seemingly useless people, from a Christian community may actually mean the exclusion of Christ; in the poor brother Christ is knocking at the door.”- Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together “Fools give vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the wind.”- Proverbs 29:11 (NIV) Today, in […]
“Welcome to the vest system. Hard to hide it. Harder still to discard it. But we work at doing so. Emphasis on the word work.”- Max Lucado “As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removes our transgressions from us.”- Psalm 103:12 In Chapter 5 of More to Your Story, […]
“Storms are coming your way. Winds will howl, your boat will be tossed, and you will have a choice. Will you hear Christ or the crisis?”- Max Lucado Max Lucado concludes Chapter 3 of Glory Days by discussing “Jesus Calms the Storm” (Mark 4:35-41). Max concentrates his focus on Jesus’ rebuke to the disciples in v.40- […]