God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
There are souls that struggle. They try so hard to grow their faith and still find it difficult. If they only knew how it feels when the Savior is near, the struggle would end. What they need is help. But help is within our grasp. Where we see only a crushing weight upon our shoulders,... Continue Reading →
The world around us roars on. The crazy pace increases as we each seek to win our goals and success. We chase our dreams of a comfortable living and recognition. For generations, our teachers have taught us that the things we shoot for can be ours if we want them enough. Society itself steadily changes... Continue Reading →
In a world gone mad with such diversity and possibility, the word peace comes to us as strange and foreign. It is a word we use to describe something few of us ever truly feel. Peace is a word we try to use to say that countries or people are not at war with one... Continue Reading →
“You´ve got this!” “You can do it!” Expressions like these sound harmless enough. But they show where our loyalties lie. They might sound like encouragement to our ears. But then we should listen to them when they come out of our mouths. “I have got this!” and, “I can do it!” What things look like... Continue Reading →
Come to the Lord, and you will inherit your piece of Heaven. The proclamation is moving for those who let their imaginations rise. Many of our evangelical churches urge us with the promise. They are faithful to the truth. But, they might not see that darkness has laid an ambush in the middle of their... Continue Reading →
We have all been there. We are fumbling around in the dark, at a loss for what we are searching for. Then, we find a light. Everything changes in an instant. In John 8:12, Jesus calls Himself the Light of the World. We need light to see. The Pharisees of Jesus´s day had a problem... Continue Reading →
It doesn’t matter what the horizon looks like. Even the sailer squinting out into the eye of the perfect storm can take heart. All hell can be breaking loose upon us, and the fury of the elements can hurl all that it will. If God is near us, then all will be well with our... Continue Reading →
High up in the mountains, where few people go, people have built structures for emergency use. These are refuges. If you are climbing, and the weather gets bad, you can go there for shelter. Those who have been in a life-threatening situation know. Finding that someone has provided for our most urgent needs brings immense... Continue Reading →
We hear the Savior´s teaching, “Blessed are the poor.” We know the proud have little chance of entering the Kingdom of God. And we have all felt God´s gracious hand lift us through some overwhelming trouble. But how many of us seek this essential quality that opens the floodgates of grace? All instructed in the... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 