7 results for tag: relationship with God

That One Thing – Kerri Lynn

(Taken from Matthew 19:16-22) I sit in Jesus’s shadow, hugging my knees to my chest as I watch him, feeling defensive, feeling like maybe I don’t know this cool-eyed person as much as I thought I did. I came to this story to rub shoulders with the crowd but I can’t do that today – instead my eyes are stuck to him. These stories always ask me a question with two parts. What do I know of myself? What do I know of him? Some days the answer is immediate, but other days, like today, I’m not sure the answer will come at all. The sun reinforces my uncertainty – sitting in the sky like a hard, shiny diamond – casting these ...

March 2025

CLICK HERE to read now (PDF Format) Articles: What He Did for You and Me – pg. 1 Our Hope in Christ – pg. 2 The Christ-Centered Mission of CWR/PTM – pg. 4 True Abundance – pg. 6 Attack of the Wild Blackberries – pg. 7 Quotes & Connections – pg. 8

September 2024

CLICK HERE to read now (PDF Format) Articles: Gift After Gift After Gift – pg. 1 In Search of a Lost Art – pg. 2 Sister Rivals – pg. 5 Outside the Walls – pg. 7 Quotes & Connections – pg. 8

August 2024

CLICK HERE to read now (PDF Format) Brad Jersak The Gospel According to A.I. – pg. 2 Greg Albrecht "Divine Appointments?" – pg. 5 Ed Dunn Running the Race – pg. 6

July 2024

CLICK HERE to read now (PDF Format) Articles: A Five-Cent Ice Cream Cone – pg. 1 Freedom, Festival & Fireworks – pg. 2 Why Worship God? – pg. 5 Life Is Messy! – pg. 6 Pen Pals – pg. 7 Quotes & Connections – pg. 8

The Christian and a “Heretic” by Ken Williams

How I view my relationship with Jesus determines how I see others. Ken Williams I joined the other passengers as we boarded our flight from Sacramento, CA to Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas. I looked forward to relaxing and reading. After getting settled in my window seat and greeting the woman in the aisle seat, I pulled my book out intending to relax and read. But that was delayed by the woman in the aisle seat who asked me if I believe the Bible. It felt more like a trap than a request for friendly conversation. I sensed that nuancing my answer would prolong the conversation, so I replied, “Yes” and started to read. She wasn’t finished. Other ...

A Wakened Heart, a Listening Ear, an Encouraging Word – Brad Jersak

Isaiah the Prophet: Isaiah, son of Amoz, was a priest and prophet based in Jerusalem in the 8th century. The book bearing his name records visions and events through the reigns of four kings of Judah, leading up to the Babylonian captivity and a period immediately after the exile. Isaiah was commissioned as a messenger in a temple-shaking encounter with the Lord (Isaiah 6) and his prophecies included judgments concerning the nations, the rise of a virgin-born Prince of Peace, and the arrival of God's universal kingdom on a renewed world. It's worth pondering Isaiah's relationship with God, how he functioned, and his example to us. In this ...