Tag Archives: God

Rejected Love

This is real love – not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.1 John 4:10 (NLT) The three words that are hardest for most people to say shouldn’t be. I mean, how hard is it to say “I love you” toContinueContinue reading “Rejected Love”

Slurpee Overflow

And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (NLT) I was a student worker over the summer at my high school, Fresno Adventist Academy, and was one of the few guys who had his driver’s licenseContinueContinue reading “Slurpee Overflow”

Cheaters Never Prosper

Accept the way God does things, for who can straighten what he has made crooked? Ecclesiastes 7:13 (NLT) When I was in academy, our coach used to make us run a lap or two around the track to warm us up for PE class. To me, running in a circle around a track was boring.ContinueContinue reading “Cheaters Never Prosper”

Mine!

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. Psalm 24:1 (NLT) There is a well-known scene in the movie Finding Nemo. If you’ve ever seen the movie, I can just say one word and it will instantly pop into your head. “Mine!” If you’re notContinueContinue reading “Mine!”

Thin Ice

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.Psalm 143:10 (NLT) I remember one winter up at Camp Wawona in Yosemite. I was with some friends playing around in the snow. It was January, so it was very cold, and there wasContinueContinue reading “Thin Ice”

Follow the Leader

Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.Psalm 143:8 (NLT) When is the last time you played the game Follow the Leader? I used to play it all the time in elementary school. There was recess time, lunchContinueContinue reading “Follow the Leader”