Taking time to share what God has done is important encouragement to others who are going through difficulty of their own.

“Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”

You likely can look back over your life and find times when you feared some outcome that was a result of your mistakes or even someone else’s bad intentions. But have you noticed that God can take messes that we inherit and even the ones we create and turn them around for a good purpose?

This community was simply living out the standard for forgiveness set by Jesus for everyone. They had taken to heart the model prayer of Jesus: “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”

“Even as fragile and small as we are, we have been entrusted with responsibility to manage the planet. . . . Our work of creation care is given by God to be lived out daily.”

If God can use Joseph, I am pretty sure he can use you and me, too, if we simply say we trust him and follow where he leads.

“Every one of us will have a Nehemiah opportunity in the coming months. Let’s prepare now for the task that lies ahead of us.”

So, we won’t argue with you. You’re right, and that makes you strong. So . . . how are you going to use that strength?

The gospel is born and bathed in mystery. At Christmas, let’s not take the wonder for granted.

Dean Collins quoted a favorite Christmas hymn, told us a little about how it was written, and challenged us to see its truth in one chapter from 1 John in this post that first appeared in 2021.

A fond memory of a warm interaction. First posted here November 14, 2020.

“So what do you do to get God’s attention? There must be something he wants from you. Actually there are a couple of things; expressing your gratitude and faithful obedience. Psalm 50 indicates that God basically rejects everything else we might offer.” Read this favorite post from our archives.

Advice for those tempted to wrestle with “what if?” A favorite from our archive of daily posts

“Jesus said that when a disciple is fully trained he will be like his teacher. I don’t know about you but I am not fully there yet. I know a lot of Scripture. But if our ultimate guide and teacher is Jesus, then I have a long way to go.”

Read the whole post, one of our favorites, from October 2021.

One of our favorite posts, as relevant today as when it first appeared two years ago.

“I think I might see the Spirit’s power more evident if my prayers were so concentrated on the purposes God has already made clear.” First posted November 2021.

Click the link to read a post from our archive.

A favorite post from our archives, this one from October 2021.

Click to read one of our favorite posts. This one first appeared October, 2020.