First pride, then the crash—the bigger the ego, the harder the fall. Proverbs 16:18 (MSG) Recently I was re-reading How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins. It talks about how once big and formidable companies eventually fall from “great” to “irrelevant&rdquo...
Leanne was born into a Christian family and grew up understanding the faith on an intellectual level. She knew that something was not right with the way she knew God because she saw Christians around her exhibiting a joy she neither had nor knew. One day, she encountered a verse from the...
But Samuel said, “How can I go? When Saul hears of it, he will kill me.” And the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’” 1 Samuel 16:2 Experiences and knowledge acquired throughout life can...
Shinn was born to a secular Japanese–Korean family. His mother sent him to a Korean church so he could learn Korean and he would dread Sundays because he was bullied, which put him off Christianity. However, his family also had a helper who was faithful to Christ and through her, Shinn...
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. Ephesians 6:18 Do you find you tend to ‘compartmentalise’ your time or other resources between God and the...
Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 God has given me a passion to see men and women grow in their faith, particularly in how they view money, as control of money has been a struggle in my own life. For...
The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble. Proverbs 16:4 God uses suffering as an antidote to our fleshy nature. In a sense, suffering is like the painful chemotherapy to the cancer of sinfulness in our lives. We can emerge from the...
I solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God. [Oath in a US court of law] I swear by Almighty God that the evidence I shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. [Oath in a UK court of law] Oath-swearing in...
Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies. For your name’s sake, O Lord...
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ. Ephesians 4:15 This past weekend, I taught my son to ride his bike! Or rather, putting my paternal pride aside, my son Zachary learned to ride his bike with no training wheels this weekend!...