The Teachable Heart

Three Sieves 17.07.2024 3:05 ↓

Filter what you’re about to say through these three filters:  Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? ”

The Strength to Surrender 16.07.2024 3:12 ↓

We all surrender to something; the only question is to whom or to what.

Fables and Fish Guts 15.07.2024 3:19 ↓

God’s plan for your life is better than your own.  Don’t fight Him on it!

Follow Me 13.07.2024 3:02 ↓

Are you following right on Christ’s heels?  Or are you lagging a block or two behind? 

Carry Your Cross 12.07.2024 2:51 ↓

Not only does the cross make the world less appealing to us, but we also lose some our appeal to the unsaved world. 

Curious or Committed? 11.07.2024 2:51 ↓

Jesus’ words would separate the curious from the committed.

The Up 10.07.2024 2:42 ↓

We’re to concentrate on things above with the intention of allowing what we find there to impact our actions.

Get Behind Me! 09.07.2024 2:50 ↓

Peter had not become Satan, but in that moment he was speaking the words of Satan.

Rockin' that Rocking Chair! 08.07.2024 3:05 ↓

Think God is finished with you because your work days are behind you?  Think again.

We Need a DONE! 06.07.2024 3:11 ↓

The problem with trying to be “good enough” to enter heaven is we’re not perfect judges of what is “good,” and there is no standard for how much is “enough.”

The Pursuing Savior 05.07.2024 2:52 ↓

Jesus pursued those others avoided. 

Never Really Lived 03.07.2024 2:55 ↓

Real life is found in God; don’t try to find it anywhere else! 

I'm Melting! 02.07.2024 3:04 ↓

There’s a better alternative than endless striving, and it’s to rest in the knowledge that God is God. (btw, I inadvertently said "Greek word" in one place; it should have been "Hebrew word."

Finding Hope When Hopeless 01.07.2024 3:03 ↓

Don’t forget in the darkness what God told you the light. 

Largeness of Heart 29.06.2024 2:53 ↓

Has your world shrunk as you’ve gotten older?  If so, ask God to give you “largeness of heart.”

Skilled Craftsmen 28.06.2024 2:57 ↓

The disadvantages of his childhood did not prevent him from becoming an accomplished adult.

Passive Parents, Wayward Kids 27.06.2024 3:25 ↓

What happens when Mom and Dad don’t teach their children moral truth?

Remembering Second Place 26.06.2024 3:20 ↓

His silver medal brought the highest amount paid for any second-place prize in any sport.

The Perfect Bond 25.06.2024 3:33 ↓

The love of Christ can build bonds which hatred cannot destroy.

24-Karat Friendship 24.06.2024 3:18 ↓

Have you erected any barriers that Jesus died to tear down?

Our Greatest Need 22.06.2024 2:44 ↓

“Since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior.”  (Max Lucado) 

Giving or Trading? 21.06.2024 3:00 ↓

Love is to be a sacrificial choice, not a bartering chip. 

Eyes on the Cross 20.06.2024 2:39 ↓

The story of John Bowring reminds us that when the storms of life threaten to crush us, we need to keep our focus of the cross. 

The Good You Can 19.06.2024 3:06 ↓

You cannot do it all; but you can do something.  So do the something you can! 

Commended and Fulfilled 18.06.2024 2:56 ↓

We’re not the main character in our own story, God is! But He still wants to work through us.