By: Nathaniel A. Urshan
“Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and …

L.P. Masters
He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman.
He grew up in another village, where he worked in a carpenter shop
until he was thirty. Then for three years he was an itinerant
preacher.
He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never
traveled more than two hundred miles from the place where he was born.
He did none of the things one usually associates with greatness.
He was only thirty-three when the tide of public opinion turned
against him. He was turned over …

I feel like praising Him.
But I praise Him no matter how I feel.
God is more concerned with our character than our comfort.
Character will cause you to praise in seeming dire circumstances.
Chains? I’ll sing in a midnight chorus.
Boils? I know my redeemer liveth.
Hurt? Is there no balm in Gilead?
Forsaken? Yet He will never leave you nor forsake you.
Tempted? But not forsaken.
Attacked by the enemy? He’s praying for you that your faith fail not.
Encompassed about? He’ll raise a standard.
Bombarded? No weapon formed against you will prosper?
Praise Him? Is there not a cause?
REJOICE …

By Darren Shelton
Some have asked the question, “do we have all truth?”
This is a prudent question with a simple answer and a right answer. Understanding that clarification is key to properly pursuing “all truth.”
The simple answer is no, we don’t have all truth in the sense that we don’t know everything there is to know about our great God. We will spend eternity learning and coming to know Him.
But at the same time, it is a mistake that can lead to egregious error to suggest that we are all just …

Colossians 1:15-20
According to Webster’s dictionary, “Critical Thinking” is the mental process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information to reach an answer or conclusion.
Over a hundred billion neurons in the human brain. 20% of all oxygen is used to run your brain. “Mind Boggling” how many thoughts truly run through our minds in a given day… nearly 50,000 individual thoughts. Among those thoughts, many of which are truly fruitless, ought to be thinking that impacts our spiritual life at profound levels… thinking that is “critical” to …

Zephaniah 3:17
Ephesians 3:18-20
When speaking of the love of God…
How do you describe the indescribable?
How do you explain the unexplainable?
How do you frame the infinite?
More has been said, written, sung about and preached on the Love of God than any other subject regarding Him…
The used car salesman pushes his wares not with literary prose, but with the convincing enticement that can’t be turned down. Each “unbeatable offer” is followed with the words, “But wait! There’s more!” Empty promises wrapped in words of hope.
But when it comes to the incredible love of …

I say—and say it deliberately—trials, obstacles, difficulties, and sometimes defeats, are the very food of faith.

Don’t let what’s wrong with you keep you from worshiping what’s right with God

Joshua 1:1-9
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
T.S. Eliot quotes (American born English Editor, Playwright, Poet and Critic, 1888-1965)
In the flesh, Joshua had much to risk. Loss of respect. Ridicule. Defeat. Failure.
But in the spirit he truly had nothing to lose. God had declared his future, if he’d only be strong… be courageous… and go.
God is looking for the risk takers.

I Corinthians 1:19-25
Luke 1:26-38
Mary was a virgin, incapable of giving birth. What the angel had spoken to her was a physical impossibility. Surely, the Lord’s declaration seemed foolishness to this young woman who had never “known” a man.
Naaman, simply dip seven times in the water.
Woman, pour oil from that pot.
Mouth, speak forth in tongues.
Paul said, “the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom”