Finding Favor With the One Who Speaks
Read More“I’m sorry, not sorry I’m late, I slept in today” is one of the best things I ever heard my friend Cathy say. Cathy is a well planned, uber-organized, high-level corporate assistant, and a newly divorced single mom. The arrival of this pandemic increased her workload in many departments. She now works from her new at-home office, as does her team, all while caring for her three dogs. Did I mention ...
Read MoreAwhile back I watched a special on the history of country music. I couldn’t help but notice how many of the songs have the most interesting titles.
Read MoreJim and I first met Ray Vander Laan back in the mid-1990s when Focus on the Family began producing That the World May Know. As new videos in the series were released, each became a favorite in the Daly household. Jim and I would use these lessons for devotional times with our sons, Trent and Troy. Even as middle schoolers, our sons watched the video sessions and grasped many of the concepts.
Read MoreThe sharpness of the Word cuts through to the bone and penetrates deep into the inner recesses of our spiritual being. The Word of God stops at nothing until it brings all sin into the open. It judges our thoughts, our intentions, and our secret motivations. It seeks to cut out the sins that are rotting our souls.
Read MoreThat’s a common question from people who want more what now? and how to at the end of a sermon. Those pointers can certainly help us in our day-to-day lives. But they can also narrow our understanding of the implications of a biblical passage, and bypass the Spirit’s work in applying those truths to each believer’s specific circumstances.
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