Changing Lives Through Christian Camping
As I was reading the monthly newsletter from our Camp Victory in Samson, AL, This part stood out to me.
It talks about our words and actions are as seeds that we plant in other lives.
The other day the phone rang and I rushed to answer it. The voice identifies himself. Oh my, the memories that raced back! Approximately 30 years ago he was a camper that I took many times to camp, winter and summer. I had not seen nor heard from him since that time. He is part of a church plant in Georgia. He just wanted to call and say “Thank you” for helping him. I had led ...
God’s Name in Your Heart
“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.”
God’s Name in Your Heart
When you are confused about the future, go to your Jehovah-raah, your caring shepherd. When you are anxious about provision, talk to Jehovah-jireh, the Lord who provides. Are your challenges too great? Seek the help of Jehovah-shalom, the Lord is peace. Is your body sick? Are your emotions weak? Jehovah-rophe, the Lord who heals you, will see you now. Do you feel like a soldier stranded behind enemy lines? Take refuge in Jehovah-nissi, the Lord my banner...
A Servant’s Heart
Work is over and you're headed home, but first there are special errands to run. When your done and get home, you marvel once again at the
all-too-common coldness of our fellow humans.
Doesn't anyone smile anymore? Doesn't anyone apologize for making a person wait or for giving bad service?
The boss of a moving company has a philosophy we wish every person who serves us would emulate. Knowing what a traumatic experience
moving can be, packing up and starting a new life in a new place, he takes a point of letting his clients know he understands and care ...
What is Fear
The other day my co-worker shared with me this great acronym for “fear”:
F = false
E = evidence
A = appearing
R = real
It is good to remind ourselves often of the things we worried about that never happened, of the needs we had that God provided, of the hard times that God brought us through, of the things God worked together for our good, of all the ways that God showed us His love and proved Himself faithful.
Romans 8:28 “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His ...
Bait of Satan -How Could This Happen To Me?
Joseph said to them..." But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good." Genesis 50:19-20
I am part of a small group studying The Bait of Satan, by John Bevere. In his book, he groups offended people into two major categories: (1) those who have been genuinely mistreated and (2) those who think they have been mistreated but actually were not.
Let's take a look at the first one and ask yourself the question: If you've been genuinely mistreated, do you have the right to be offended? We can find the answer in looking at the life of Joseph. ...
