[07/06/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] [This focus was originally sent 06/02/1999 (Edited some with passage changed to ESV)] The pressure is on. It’s our only chance! It is a “Limited Time Offer!” It is presented as a “once in a lifetime” deal. We are caused to view the offer as “now or never”! Can we possibly pass it … [Read more...] about LIMITED TIME OFFER!
Patience
The Christian Placebo?
I don’t know about y’all, but I know a topic that has come up many times recently at [church] is prayer. But let me ask you this: Is prayer a placebo to you or any of your friends? Now some of you are scratching your heads saying, “placebo?” To spare you a trip to the dictionary, it simply means a drug that doesn’t do anything. An easy example is Dumbo’s feather – he didn’t … [Read more...] about The Christian Placebo?
CIRCLE OF HOPE!
[05/24/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] We don’t hope for what we already have or presently see because hope relates to what is to come and we are called upon to await it with patience. (Romans 8:24-25) However, we can presently live in the sphere of hope in a manner giving rise to … [Read more...] about CIRCLE OF HOPE!
HOW LONG?
[05/15/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] Waiting is not always easy. Sometimes our impatience can even be roused within a matter of seconds such as when a light turns red right as we get to the intersection and so we wait, or when waiting for a website to open up, etc. When waiting for people we may sometimes struggle with … [Read more...] about HOW LONG?
WE CAN REJOICE BECAUSE…! (Part 2 of 3)
[04/30/2023 “teEn-MAIL”] [This focus was originally sent 04/03/2001 (edited some with passages changed to ESV 04/03/2009)] It is amazing how one thing can lead to another. There is so much in life that is more closely linked than we may perhaps realize. Because of this, if we were allowed to always choose our circumstances it is very possible we would miss out … [Read more...] about WE CAN REJOICE BECAUSE…! (Part 2 of 3)
