…your life has new meaning!
Ask fifty people to finish the statement "Live As If" and you are likely to get fifty different answers. For Christians it will mean something different than for non-Christians. Incorporated into the top graphic are the answers given by friends of mine. It is our desire that your answer will be different each time you visit.
El Cether – God My Hiding Place
The Way' from Kevin Pauley
You are my hiding place; You protect me from trouble. You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance. Selah – Psalm 32:7 HCSB A young boy ran, ducking and dodging, trying desperately to avoid the hail of rocks that flew through the air. His persecutors yelled instructions to each other in their… [read more]
The Image of Christ (No. 4 of TBD)
Today's Little Lift' from Jim Bullington
The last line of a popular old hymn reads, "Stamp thine own image deep on my heart." The request in the song is for the image of Christ to be indelibly impressed on the heart of the worshiper. Of course the image of Christ referred to in the song is not a physical image, but rather a spiritual one. The image of… [read more]
Two Movie Reviews: Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol & Red Tails
Inspiration For You' from Randy Mitchell
I love movies, and being the red-blooded guy that I am, two recent releases advertising some adrenaline-filled action caught my eye causing me to walk inside the darkened rooms of the silver screen. I've seen both of these movies within the past few days and thought I'd share some of my insights on both before… [read more]
God’s Presence
God's Words For US' from Cecelia Lester
Originally posted Jan 27, 2012
“And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:20 (NIV) Do we sense God in our lives? When do we feel His presence? How do we feel it? … [read more]
Bible and Quote Feb 23- 27
Bible verse and quote' from Jan Couns
Originally posted Jan 27, 2012
I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed. 2 Samuel 22:38 Determination that just won't quit -- that's what it takes. A. J. Foyt, American Race Car Driver I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet. 2… [read more]
Never Out-of-bounds
Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life' from Tom Kelly
Originally posted Jan 26, 2012
First tee jitters. You've just stepped to the first tee. You're stiff. Your last round of golf was not a good one with the driver. You were hitting your tee shots like a radical Republican; everything was far right. But the course was one that allowed you to stray right and not be punished. Now you're… [read more]
The Right Connection
Heart to Heart' from Pat Chwialkowski
Originally posted Jan 25, 2012
In 1997, before cell phones became popular, my family along with friends of ours decided to take a trip to Myrtle Beach. The fact that we were taking two separate cars gave us reason to take walkie talkies with us―just in case one of us made a wrong turn or something. Sure enough these devices helped us stay on track… [read more]
Be-Attitudes
Winging It' from Stan Smith
Originally posted Jan 25, 2012
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven (Matt 5:16). We know this one, right? Let your good works shine as a light to others so they can glorify God. Nice. Good stuff. But ... what does it mean? I ask this… [read more]
Inspiration from a Lad
Surrendered to Love' from Jeannie Pallett
Originally posted Jan 24, 2012
A young lad has inspired me lately. One lad in the midst of a crowd of at least five thousand men stands out from all the rest. What has he done? He had been following Jesus around, listening intently to His teachings and chose to believe Jesus when He said the Kingdom of God was at hand. He… [read more]
Hitting Pause Before Hitting Send
Quiet Time' from Kasia Kedzia
Originally posted Jan 24, 2012
I knew the millisecond after I hit “send” that I shouldn’t have. It was late, and in the moment it seemed of utmost importance that I send that email right away, but it wasn’t. It was one of those emails that seems so timely, precise and on topic. It’s only after I hit send I realize… [read more]
Deception
Word from Nairnshire' from Sandy Shaw
Originally posted Jan 24, 2012
Although many would deny it vehemently, people appear to know that there is life, or something, after death. One only has to read the special messages placed in newspapers. There came a day in King Saul’s life when he was desperate and he needed a word, and it did not matter where that word came from. He… [read more]
You Are Immortal Until Your Work Is Completed!
Word from Scotland' from Sandy Shaw
Originally posted Jan 23, 2012
In John Chapter 11 and at verse 3, when Lazarus is sick, Mary and Mary, his sisters, send an urgent message to Jesus, but just as information. They do not say “Come right away!” Jesus is their best friend. Jesus is their best doctor, and Jesus delays two days. Jesus does not rush in to heal the sickness and… [read more]
Sliding into Satan’s arms - Part 3
Refreshment in Refuge' from Gina Burgess
Originally posted Jan 22, 2012
Both Balaam and Balak sought to bribe God with sacrifices, little understanding that God knows the heart of each person. In Numbers 23 we see the saddest effort to coerce God into rejecting His Chosen People and to go back on His every word. How idiotic that sounds, yet how often we do the same thing when… [read more]
Living Christ's Righteousness
'Christ in You...'' from Dale Krebbs
Originally posted Jan 22, 2012
As Christians we all must live and move, exist and act, in the righteous of Jesus Christ. Why? Because we have no righteousness.of our own. Without His righteousness, we would all be dead, perhaps dead physically except for His mercy in accordance with His plan. Our spirit would be destined for eternal death because… [read more]
Morning / Evening Devotional — January 28
Daily Light on the Daily Path
As thy days, so shall thy strength be.
When they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. — Take no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the… — (click here to read more)
Tears Shall Cease
Charles Spurgeon's "Faith's Checkbook"
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." Revelation 21:4
Yes, we shall come to this if we are believers. Sorrow shalt cease, and tears shall be wiped away. This is the world of weeping, but it passes away. There shall be a new heaven and a new earth, so says the first verse of this chapter; and therefore there will be nothing to weep… — (click here to read more)
Morning / Evening Devotional — January 28
Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening"
Do you not feel in your own soul that perfection is not in you? Does not every day teach you that? Every tear which trickles from your eye, weeps 'imperfection'; every harsh word which proceeds from your lip, mutters 'imperfection.' You have too frequently had a view of your own heart to dream for a moment of any perfection in yourself.
But amidst… — (click here to read more)
But It Is Hardly Credible That One Could So Persecute Jesus!
Oswald Chambers' "My Utmost for His Highest"
Am I set on my own way for God? We are never free from this snare until we are brought into the experience of the baptism of the Holy Ghost and fire. Obstinacy and self-will will always stab Jesus Christ. It may hurt no one else, but it wounds His Spirit. Whenever we are obstinate and self-willed and set upon our own ambitions, we are hurting Jesus. Every… — (click here to read more)
The Best You Can Do
Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life
James Garner, as Bret Maverick on the long running TV western, used to make the comment, "My old pappy used to say..." Evidently his old pappy was full of pithy sayings and folksy wisdom that stuck with his son as he went through life. Well, I was blessed with a very wise old pappy of my own, and a lot of what he said has stuck with me over the years.
One… — (click here to read more)
Conversion - a Miracle
'Every Day Light' with Selwyn Hughes
Permit me to pause in our meditations on the chief differences between the Christian faith and non-Christian religions to turn our eyes inward to the state of affairs within the church. We have not been as careful as we might in relation to this matter of vertical conversion. Oftentimes we have been more interested in statistics than in actual true… — (click here to read more)
The Quality of the Kingdom
"Today's Word" with Skip Moen
Of Such — Honor your parents. Why? Because they have the God-given responsibility to present you with the covenant relationship with God. So, what do parents do? Well, if you were in the crowd on the day Jesus met these children, you would have seen something quite shocking happen. Parents brought their children to the Master because they were… — (click here to read more)
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