Tag: Faith

Three Anchors of Our Faith

Why do you exist and what are you going to do about it? That is your personal mission. To go forward with a personal mission will give you direction and clear intentions. By recognizing our values and strengths we propel ourselves toward an...

God Performs Miracles On His Time, Not Ours

A young nurse named Leslie once witnessed something that, according to her, defied medical science. A patient was told by a hospital surgeon that his badly infected leg needed to be amputated—but a few hours later, the doctor discovered that...

Practicing Our Faith

In the Acts of the Apostles (6:1-7). Scripture tells us that The Seven were chosen by the Apostles, prayed over, consecrated, and made sacred ministers—deacons! Immediately following their transformation (or ordination, as we know it today)...

Have Faith, Then

What I want to say to you is that you are significant in God’s great scheme of things. Let me point out two things about each one of you. Each one of you has his or her own completely unique DNA coding. No one who ever was, or who is living now, or...

Faith, Not Fear

With everyday events bombarding us with what seems to be bad news compounded by bad news, fear becomes more and more of a factor in our lives.  Fear is our enemy.  It is meant to defeat us and at the very least immobilize our ministries...

Persisting in the Light of Faith

The clock shines bright in the darkness of midnight. You remember to take deep breaths to stay calm. After some silence and mental prayer you glance at the clock. It is now 12:30am. You decide that you can try to fall back asleep. 1am. You are still...

“That Young Man Was Me”

In 19th century France, there was a bishop at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris who was a very effective and successful evangelizer—and he made a special effort to share the Gospel with unbelievers, cynics, and persons hostile to religion and to the...

Where There is Faith, People Build Churches

“It is he who shall build a house for my name; he shall be a son to me, and I will be a father to him, and I will establish the throne of his kingship over Israel forever.” ( 1 Chronicles 22.10) The Holy Temple being a place of unity, an...