Mountaintop Experiences: A Realization at Personality Gap
It is really quite simple; he who loves God must also love his brother, even if he does smell like an old goat.
It is really quite simple; he who loves God must also love his brother, even if he does smell like an old goat.
Many pastors simply don’t talk – at least not about “real life” stuff. Sadly, in my experience, most pastors I know don’t have any really close friends. And I have a lot of experience dealing with pastors.
Who makes for a good companion? A godly companion. Why so? Both are able to address one another's problems in light of God's word.
I am sure there have been days, weeks, months, or even years when you have felt completely and utterly exhausted mentally, physically, and emotionally by various situations in your life. Many of the burdens we carry from day to day cannot be resolved on their own. Jesus simply says come to Him and He will give us rest. He will carry those burdens for us. All you need to do is ask.
We all need people in our lives. We don’t just need associates or acquaintances; we need friends. Even the most introverted introvert needs friends. We were created to live in relationship with others—certainly with God but also with other real live human beings.
God’s presence replaces all fear with confidence, uncertainty with security, and conflict with an incredible sense of peace. There are no gray areas here, just black and white. While these verses apply to a couple of adventurous and bumbling hikers, they most certainly apply to any of you struggling through adversity.
Have you noticed? People are smiling again. In many states, as people have gotten vaccinated, the mask mandate has been lifted. I think many have wrestled with loneliness during the pandemic. Loneliness is the ache in our souls to feel connected and to belong. And you know what? That ache was given to us by Almighty God who wants us to feel connected to Him and others.
If Jesus had first launched His ministry in America in 2022, I wonder where He’d go. If you’re a regular reader of books (and I hope you are), there’s one part of a book I’l…
Nanci’s love for Jesus and for her family and friends comes through in these videos of some of our dear friends.
Summer is when we all take a big long break. But there is one thing that we never get to take a break from – can you guess what it is? Yep, it’s being a minister of the gospel!