My friend Bill, who many of you know, has a habit of “putting God on the clock.” Whenever he cannot find something he prays, “Jesus help me find _____” and looks at a clock to see how long it takes for God to answer his prayer. Here is a story he told me: I was...
One of the couples we mentor in the Middle East just told me this, and I’ll pass it on as a solid application for us all for this week. Last week I heard a teaching on angels and how we should make use of their help. The speaker said, “God is ready to release angels...
Patience can persuade a prince, and soft speech can crush strong opposition.Proverbs 25:15 One of my objectives this year is to set goals based on qualitative metrics and not quantitative ones. It’s proving to be much harder than I thought! Consider patience. Good...
6. THE FIRST KIND OF PLOUGHING We’ve been studying the parable of the sower. We’ve learned that before you sow you first must plough the soil, and we’ve discussed what it means to clear the rocks and pull the weeds. We’ve seen how many strategies are helpful in...
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 B4Ters have asked, how can you find time to pray when there’s so much to do at work? So what does it mean when Paul writes,...
As the picnickers frolicked on the bank of the river rapids, a shout rang out, “A child fell in the river!” A crowd quickly gathered and anxious eyes searched the rushing water for a glimpse of the child. Thinking quickly, the captain of the high school swim team...
There are few closed doors to doing business. The opportunities are as wide as a man's ingenuity, as deep as his character, and as high as his faith in God.
