God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
The knock can come at our door. Someone could approach us at work. There are a million ways that people may try to share their religion with us. And there are just as many ways that we can receive their message. At times, these encounters can be awkward. It may be clear that the zealous... 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 →
The good people on earth will always be under attack and exposed to the wolves. It is a sad truth about our current home. The pain of this reality affects us all. But this cloud has a silver lining. Some people are inspired. David not only had the Holy Spirit filling him with faith, but... 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 →
One of the best kinds of friends to have is the kind who is of good standing. Imagine that our best friend was a king. Life might not always be easy for us, but it would probably still be a pretty cool place. Well, we can be best friends with the King. It is entirely... Continue Reading →
The tempests rage and any poor souls left out in them know. We cannot stand against the fury of the elements. Temperatures drop. Torrents flow. The earth quakes at the awesome might of God. Short generations ago, we were better prepared to give God credit for things out of our control. Nowadays, though, we live... Continue Reading →
When we cry out against our pain, struggles, or injustices, we often cry first to ourselves. We start by feeling sorry for ourselves. Sometimes this leads us to take our problems to others. Then we pour our worries onto them. When they get bad enough, and it seems there is nowhere else left to go,... Continue Reading →
He could not imagine the fuller meaning of his words. Yet long ago, the Psalmist wrote of the coming Messiah. He lifted up the Son of God and encouraged us all to do the same. The writer warned us to test the caliber of our tribute to Christ. Through inspiration, he saw how shallow notions... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 