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No Worries!

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. —Philippians 4:6 I find it interesting that the word “worry” has its origins in a…

An Invasion from Heaven

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? —Psalm 85:6 What does the word “revival” mean? We can gain a better understanding of this word by looking at its close relative,…

Is It Possible to Change Ourselves?

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 We like the idea of change, of starting over again, of becoming someone different than we are. Sometimes we move to a new place, thinking we can escape our problems. Sometimes we think if we had…

Paradise Found

THURSDAY, September 12, 2013 You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. — Psalm 16:11  Whenever we took the freeway through Anaheim when I was a kid,…

Preparation for Heaven

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 “Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God.” —Hebrews 11:10 We think so much about the here and now, but God thinks more about the by…

Football, money, and God

What a combination football, money, and God. I put these three items together because football fans can become very fanatical about their team. They dress-up, paint their fans, and even their bodies in their teams colors. Some fans bet on…

Not a Default Destination

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. —Revelation 21:8 I believe there…

Even Atheists Have Moments of Doubt

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2013 Perhaps you have heard of George Bernard Shaw. We was a highly regarded thinker and writer and, among other things, won a Nobel Prize in literature. He also was an avowed and vocal atheist. Shaw firmly…

An Eternal Perspective on Pain

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. — Romans 8:18 As much as we may try, we can’t…