Faith, Family, and the Beauty of Everyday Life
“Trust God all the time. Tell him all your problems, because God is our protection” (Psalm 62:8 NCV). Today’s devotional is by Tom Holladay, teaching pastor at Saddleback Church.What do you do with the feelings that come from disappointment in a relationship? You can’t stuff them away, because they will just pop out somewhere else. You... Continue Reading →
“Two are better off than one . . . If one of them falls down, the other can help him up. But if someone is alone and falls, it’s just too bad, because there is no one to help him” (Ecclesiastes 4:9 GNT). Relationships are a raincoat during the storms of life. No matter which of... Continue Reading →
“Since I . . . have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you” (John 13:14-15 NLT). If one of the marks of an awesome family—whether it’s your biological family, your adoptive family or your church family—is that you... Continue Reading →
Love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it . . . shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love” (1 John 4:18 NLT). When people experience conflict in relationships, it’s often a sign that somebody’s trying to control somebody else. What’s beneath that control? It’s fear. Insecurity... Continue Reading →
“For as you know him better, he will give you, through his great power, everything you need for living a truly good life: he even shares his own glory and his own goodness with us!” (2 Peter 1:3 TLB). The vast majority of people pay no attention to eternity. They’re living for the here and now,... Continue Reading →
“The LORD watches over all who love him” (Psalm 145:20 NIV). When God fills you to overflowing, you never need to fear the future. His goodness and mercy are with you every day. You’re following the Good Shepherd, and he is out in front of you with his rod and staff. And at the back of... Continue Reading →
“How sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey” (Psalm 119:103 NLT).. After my wife Kay and I got engaged, we did something unusual: We moved to opposite sides of the world. She moved to Birmingham, Alabama, to work in an inner-city church, and I moved to Nagasaki, Japan, to plant a church.... Continue Reading →
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me” (Psalm 23:4 NIV). You may not be in the valley of the shadow of death right now, but you may be in another valley. These are hard places on your journey, where it’s easy to doubt or... Continue Reading →
“God says he will accept and acquit us — declare us ‘not guilty’ — if we trust Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in this same way, by coming to Christ, no matter who we are or what we have been like” (Romans 3:22 TLB). There are more than... Continue Reading →
“Your name will no longer be Jacob .... From now on you will be called Israel” (Genesis 32:28 NLT). You don’t have to stay the same! In conversion, we’re given a new identity. Look at Jacob in the book of Genesis. Once Jacob confesses his manipulative behavior, God gives him a new identity. Notice that three... Continue Reading →
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