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From my perspective, many Christians, including myself, at the very core of their person, find stewardship and accountability frightening, precisely and most exactly because of the high calling of stewardship. It is no small thing. Being responsible for what God …   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/stewardship-of-treasures/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

We have all been invited to meet the Beautiful Friend, in the words of Jesus, to “repent, believe, follow” from Mark 1:14-16.  i don’t know about you, but i think most people can’t resist, in the long run, a divine ...   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/beautiful-words/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

After four years of a man pursuing the Lord for a vision of what He, the Lord, wanted to do, it finally happened, and God gave him a vision and multiple confirmations as to the new direction.  So the man …   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/i-am-uncomfortable/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

Trepidation: a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation, or apprehension.  I liked this definition too, “reluctantly trembling.”  The word carries connotations of disquiet and foreboding about a potential upcoming threat.   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/trepidation-nation/     Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

It is not merely bread, and not simply a cup, and should never be minimized down to just a “thing we do.” Communion is symbolic and is the God-given means by which...   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/communion/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

Can you relate to any of the faith-challenging drama in our thinking concerning the back-and-forth bounce that happens in all believers who struggle with faith and fear at the same time?   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/faith-vs-fear/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

Home: a place of residence or refuge.  For believers, home may mean not only the place we live while here on earth, the physical place, as in “Home is where you hang your hat,” but Heaven, our end place with Jesus, as in “Home is where the heart is."   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/home/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

A salutation and benediction is an utterance of good wishes, the form of blessing pronounced by an officiating minister at the closing of divine services, or by friends at the arrival into fellowship, or at the parting ...   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/salutations-and-benedictions/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

In this present day and age, I have come to the conclusion that our Christian faith is under siege.  And if that is true, what are we going to do about it?   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/under-siege/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

There is a noteworthy distinction between being as one, together, and merely agreeing; simply because people agree doesn’t mean they are united as one.   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/one-two-three/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

One of the things God gives to us of Himself is what I would call, modeling. God models for us how to act, when and how to have grace, what is His idea of kindness, courtesy, ...   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/modeling/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

What do we do with our time?  How do we “spend” our moments?  We all have time and moments to spend as we determine.  They are valuable and whatever we choose to spend them on is a one-time purchase, whether precious or...   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/god-has-the-answers/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

We spend a lot of time teaching nice principles and only uplifting doctrines from scripture, cycling through our “go to” Bible verses, looking for one to make us feel better about, um, something ‘er other, but we spend almost no time learning to resolve conflict, in a setting where struggle, strife, and rivalry is so at the forefront of issues which need to be dealt with. One to read :: https://li...

We think we’re “good people” because we’re being productive.  We feel good about life when we have days in which we appear to ourselves as movers and shakers … you know, really “making it happen” so to speak.  Corporate world always seems to stage everything for measuring efficiency and productivity, and then at the performance review, your value is based on your production numbers.  Teddy Rooseve...

More people than we can imagine can hear the roots of loneliness creeping through them when the world is hushed at four o’clock in the morning.  When it is just you and no one else is around, the room is …   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/when-it-is-just-you/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

All my days are before the Lord and none of them are hidden from God, the one whose eyes see everything, all potentials, and all possibilities, from beginning to end, all at once.  I have three of God’s imperatives in mind, things we absolutely must have as essentials...   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/gods-three-imperatives/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal....

God was compassionate towards us as fallen mankind, but His Son, Jesus, not only empathized with us, but He also SYMPATHIZED with us. He not only understood our dilemma, but He also joined us in overcoming that dilemma without capitulating to participate in the cause of our dilemma, with the cause being iniquity, transgression, and sin.   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/a-heart-of-compa...

The closer the relationship, the more ridiculously easy it is for us to be offended and suddenly be faced with the wonderful opportunity to become a victim.  Oooohhh, and haven’t many of ...   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/bowed-to-the-ground/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

"Why" is likely one of the most dreaded words for today.  We say, “If they’d just …,” -- “If I could only …,” -- “If everyone would …”  Shoulda’, woulda’, might’ve … and there’s that slippery little “if.”  “If” this, then that.  “If” is the foundation of imaginary things, true, but “if” is also among the bricks that build air castles.  "If" is an important and necessary word, but we often use "if"...

The sky is clear, I mean not a cloud in the sky this evening, just blue and blue as far as you can see in any direction.  As to God’s brilliance about His color – blue – it’s the color of the sky, ocean, sleep, and twilight; blue …   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/words-of-praise/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

Our adversary, the merchandiser, is the one whose will is fully set against God and ourselves, now and forever.  It’s important to know something of who it is that constantly grieves the nations as a whole and us as individuals...   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/trading/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

The world around us, especially law enforcement and the military, put hundreds of thousands of dollars into research for better armor every year.  Yet, there is a part of ourselves for which there is no armor except the armor which God supplies us, by way of believing...   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/what-is-your-armor-made-of/   Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayP...

Jesus isn’t just a “was”.  He isn’t only “here and now” and soon to fade away like a fair-weather friend.  He is the Messiah, King of the Universe, the One who eclipses the speed of light, able to be in the past, the present, and the future all at the same time.  He has no up, no down, no front nor back; not top or bottom.  He is infinitely God, able to move backward and forwards in time at will,...

Honesty is like a magnet radiating a strong magnetic force; in the heart of God’s people it is a clear bell set on a hill; like a clarion call, it draws truth-hungry people to engage.  Honesty should be one of our...   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/the-value-of-honesty-2/     Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

God has woven the need for justice into the very fabric of creation.  Like all ideals, however, justice has its greatest value when it is lived out in daily life.   One to read :: https://livinginhisname.org/justice/     Support :: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me