The great danger, because it is such a subtle temptation which enables us to continue as church members and feel nothing is wrong, is not that we become atheists, but that we ask God to co-exist with idols in our hearts.
In the end, we won't be rewarded based on our personalities or our followings or even our reputations. We'll be rewarded based on our faithfulness. Faithfulness might not always make the news but God always notices it. It's His definition of success. Stay faithful. It's worth it.
"There's nothing to triumphantly shout about, nothing to celebrate. Loss of life should grieve us all, regardless of where you fall on the abortion spectrum."
Earlier today, Mobile lost one of our best and finest, Officer Sean Tuder. We send our thoughts and prayers to his friends and family during this tragedy. We mourn together as a community and we love together as a community.
Father, we declare that You are good and You can be trusted. Help us trade our unbelief for the beautiful relief that we don’t have to figure everything out. We just have to fix our thoughts on Jesus and how He will lead us. We don’t have to understand, we just have to trust.
I'm convinced that the biggest difference between joyful people and angry people is in what they believe about forgiveness. Holding a grudge doesn't make you strong; it makes you bitter. Forgiving doesn't make you weak; it sets you free. Choose grace and you'll find joy.
Sully, former President George H.W. Bush's service dog, lies next to his casket ahead of national memorial services for Bush this week.
"Mission complete," Bush spokesperson Jim McGrath said when he posted the photo on Twitter tonight. #Remembering41
Thankfulness has an incredible effect on our lives. It’s one of the things I like to focus on because it keeps my thoughts off what I lack onto what I have. It helps me to focus on the good things God has done for me, the love He so freely shares, and the grace He gives!
I wonder what the world would look like if we as Christians refused to believe anything less than the fact that the day Jesus gave us his holy Spirit to us was the day we stopped lacking anything .