by lecrae | May 26, 2010 | Around the Web
There once was a contest for the painting that best portrayed peace. The winning painting was of a raging storm. You could almost hear the howling wind and feel the driving rain. The sky was dark and ominous. But if you looked closely, there in the midst of the storm,...
by lecrae | May 21, 2010 | Around the Web
Most of us don’t want to be characterized as “submissive,” yet the Bible describes the person living according to God’s wisdom as being submissive. The word “submissive” literally means “open to reason or easily...
by lecrae | May 20, 2010 | Around the Web
Have you ever noticed how quick we all are to judge others by their actions, while we want others to judge us by our intentions? The discrepancy between actions and intentions is as old as time. The Bible instructs us that “the wisdom that comes from heaven...
by lecrae | May 19, 2010 | Around the Web
Do you ever long to be close to God but don’t know how to do it? The Bible gives this advice: “Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts.” In Bible times, hand washing was not primarily for...
by lecrae | May 18, 2010 | Around the Web
My grade school teachers had a threat that never failed to frighten me. Whenever I was about to do something that they didn’t want me to do, they said it would end up on my “permanent record.” If I was late for school, it went on my permanent record....
