In Him We Live And Move And Have Our Being

God: I am powerless and my life is unmanageable without Your help and guidance. I come to You today because I believe that you can restore and renew me to meet my needs today. Since I cannot manage my own life or affairs, I have decided to give them to You. I put my life, [...]

The book of Genesis relates the story of Joseph, sold into slavery by his brothers. While in Egypt, he gained the respect and trust of the Pharoah, and was placed in a position of authority. Joseph had foreseen a time of famine, and ordered Egyptians to store up crops during the years of bounty so [...]

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the school’s students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all that attended.After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question. “Everything God does is done with perfection. Yet, my son Shay cannot learn [...]

A father and his son were walking in the mountains. Suddenly, the son falls, hurts himself, and screams: “AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!” To his surprise he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountains: “AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!” Curious, he yells: “Who are you?” He receives the answer: “Who are you” Angered at the response, he screams, “Coward!” He receives the [...]

I saw rain drops on my window,Joy is like the rain.Laughter runs across my pane,Slips away and comes again.Joy is like the rain. I saw clouds upon a mountain,Joy is like a cloud.Sometimes silver, sometimes gray,Always sun not far away. Joy is like a cloud. I saw Christ in wind and thunder,Joy is tried by [...]

Disclaimer – This isn’t original – it’s making the email rounds – but it contains a good message. A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. What food might this contain, he wondered? He was devastated to discover that it was a mousetrap. Retreating [...]

1. Every time I went, they asked me for money.2. The people sitting next to me didn’t seem very friendly.3. The seats were too hard.4. The coach never came to call on me.5. The referee made a decision I disagreed with.6. I was sitting with hypocrites – they came only to see what others were [...]

There was a woman who had been diagnosed with cancer and had been given 3 months to live. Her doctor told her to start making preparations to die (something we all should be doing all of the time.) So she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of [...]

Brothers, we should be humble in mind, putting aside all arrogance, pride and foolish anger. Rather, we should act in accordance with the Scriptures, as the Holy Spirit says: The wise man must not glory in his wisdom nor the strong man in his strength nor the rich man in his riches. Rather, let him [...]