Author: Administrador

Topics: Apathy; Boldness; Change; Complacency; Desires; Presence of God; Revival; Self-reliance; Spiritual Direction; Testing; Trials References: Nehemiah 1:1–10; Psalm 85:6; Isaiah 6; Jeremiah 1:13–19; Revelation 3:15–16 Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrive safely because we … Continue reading “DISTURB
US, LORD”

Topics: Body of Christ; Church; Comfort; Community; Encouragement; Grief; Guidance; Help; Ministry; Pain References: Romans 12:15; 2 Corinthians 1:3–7; Galatians 6:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Hebrews 10:25; James 5:16 On Christmas morning 1998, Russ Robinson and his family climbed into their motor home and headed from Chicago to Phoenix, Arizona. Russ and his wife took turns … Continue reading “WHEN
A COMMUNITY PRAYS”

Topics: Business; Despair; Discouragement; Growth; Help from God; Overcoming; Security in God References: Psalm 91:15; Isaiah 65:24; Matthew 7:7; Luke 18:1–8; John 14:13–14; 15:7; Philippians 4:6 In the offices of his multimillion-dollar hobby and craft business, Hobby Lobby, David Green read the bad news: the bank was ready to foreclose on the product of years … Continue reading “SAVING
HOBBY LOBBY”

Topics: Apology; Children; Family; Integrity; Mistakes; Respect Reference: Ephesians 6:4 One day I found my son, four, trying to give his sister, two, a drink of water from his cup. Pam’s clothes were soaked, and I scolded my son for his carelessness. Later I realized the boy had been trying to share his water with … Continue reading “APOLOGIZING
TO YOUR KIDS”

Topics: Atonement; Children; Cross; Devotion; Jesus Christ; Love; Mothers; Protection; Sacrifice; Salvation References: John 3:16; 12:20–33; Romans 8:38–39; Philippians 2:5–11 Northwest Airlines flight 225 crashed just after takeoff from Detroit on August 16, 1987, killing 155 people. Only one person survived: Cecilia, four, of Tempe, Arizona. When rescuers found Cecilia, they did not believe she … Continue reading “SAVING
CECILIA”

Topics: Commands; Law; Love; Obedience; Safety; Ten Commandments References: Exodus 20:1–17; John 14:23–24; 1 John 5:3 Until a few years ago, there were no laws about child safety seats and automobile restraint systems. Many young children who were not safely belted in their seats died in car accidents. Today laws prohibit children from riding in … Continue reading “BELTING
OUR LOVE”

Topics: God; Heaven; Technology References: Matthew 6:5–18; 1 John 5:14–15 You can now send your prayers to God via a website. Newprayer.com says, “Simply click on the Pray button and transmit your prayer to the only known location of God.” The site claims it can send prayers via a radio transmitter to God’s last known … Continue reading “CLICKING
PRAYERS TO GOD”

Topics: Children; Edification; Encouragement; Example; Fathers; Guidance; Mentoring; Parenting; Spiritual Disciplines References: Deuteronomy 6; Matthew 13:44–46; 2 Corinthians 4:18; Ephesians 6:4, 18 Many kids wake up to the smell of coffee brewing or the sound of a rooster crowing. My wake-up call was my father’s passionate praying. Sometimes I’d ease downstairs and join him. One … Continue reading “WAKING
UP TO PRAYER”

Topics: Confidence; God as Father; Trust References: Romans 8:15–17; 1 John 3:1 When I was learning how to sail, Dad would often say to me, “Go ahead and take the boat out, but take a friend with you.” A forty-two-foot sailboat on a body of water the size of Lake Michigan is a big responsibility. … Continue reading “SAILING
WITH DAD”

Topics: Child Rearing; Courage; Education; Mothers; Parenting References: 2 Timothy 1:5; Titus 2:1–5 About the time he was in junior high, Dr. Benjamin Carson, now director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, Maryland, and author of several books, realized that his mother couldn’t read. For years, Ben and his brother had read … Continue reading “CARING
FOR MOM”