The Man Who Brought Firstfruits to Elisha
Generosity often begins with a simple question: Who receives the first and best of what God has given me? During a time of famine, a man arrived bringing...
30
Aug
29
Aug
God Has Something to Say About Tragedies
“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms…He is your shield and helper.” What a highly encouraging word about God’s help...
28
Aug
What Can’t Be Shaken
Southern California is earthquake country. Those of us who love the sunny, Mediterranean climate must also accept the shaking and rumbling that occasionally...
28
Aug
Natacha’s Powerful Journey From Trauma to Hope in Jesus
Natacha grew up moving in and out of foster homes. She suffered trauma and abuse. As an adult, the pain of Natacha’s childhood motivated her...
27
Aug
Don’t Add to the Cross
In today’s Scripture, God tells his people: “If you make an altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defile it if you use...
26
Aug
Do Not Cast Me From Your Presence
There is nothing worse as a believer than when you deliberately, willfully sin—and then sense the withdrawal of the Holy Spirit’s presence and power...
25
Aug
To Be Thankful for Afflictions
In today’s Scripture, the psalmist offers an honest reflection. “It was good for me to be afflicted,” he wrote, “so that I might learn your decrees...
24
Aug
There is a Plan
Jeremiah may have felt the arrows of disappointment and tragedy in his life, but they weren’t fly-by-chance arrows from who-knows-where...
23
Aug
The Owner of the Upper Room
Sometimes the most significant gifts are not money or possessions. Sometimes they are simply opportunities made available for God to use...
19
Aug
The Rock That Never Moves: Our Unshakable Hope in Christ
When Ken and I turn off the freeway and drive toward home down Topanga Canyon Boulevard, the traffic always slows a bit near Stony Point, an outcropping...