To the first Adam God said, “Obey Me about the Tree and I will bless you” – and Adam didn’t do it. But to the second Adam He says, “Obey …
Blessing
-
- BibleBible StudyBlessingCollegeGod's WordLearnLessonRewardSelf-DisciplineStudent
The Rewards of Reading
College professors have long complained that students don’t read their course syllabus. As a result, the end of the semester is often filled with unnecessary heartache. One professor devised a …
- BlessingChildrenChristmasEvangelismGiftsGivingGod's PlanGospelGratitudeGreat CommissionHusbandJoyLoveMarriageMissionsWeddingWife
It All Started With A Shoebox
Just before Christmas in 2000, a 7-year-old boy named Tyrel Wolfe stuffed a humble shoebox with simple gifts, along with a picture of himself dressed like a cowboy, and mailed …
-
- AccidentBlessingCancerGratitudeHealthInjuryKidsPainSportsSufferingThankfulnessTrialTrusting God
A Life-Changing Game of Kickball
It was a normal game of kickball, by a normal group of kids, on a normal 4th of July. Even when the ball struck 9-year-old Jacob Holdaway in the head …
-
- AccidentBlessingForgivenessHurtMercyPainPastorPrisonerTeensTransformationViolenceWound
The Face of Forgiveness
If you want to know what the face of forgiveness looks like, just take a glance at the face of Rev. Johannes Christian. Now…be warned: it’s a horribly disfigured face…one …
- AthleteBaseballBlessingEmbarrassingHumilityPraiseSingingSportsThankfulnessVictoryWinWorship
The Pitcher Who Praised
In Game 5 of the 1988 World Series, the Oakland Athletics hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oakland County Coliseum in front of 50,000 fans (and millions more via television). …
- BlessingDisabilityExample (Being An)Hard WorkHopeKindnessMaking A DifferenceMissionPurposeTransformation
I’m Just a Bagger
Barbara Glanz, a motivational speaker, was speaking to three thousand employees of a grocery store chain. Everybody from truck drivers to cashiers to managers were found in the crowd. So …
- AccidentBlessingCancerGolfHealthPainSportsSufferingThankfulnessTrusting God
An Important Round of Golf
Most of us have the same reaction to painful situations in life: we ask some version of the question, “Why?” But can you imagine having something terrible happen to you…and …