Tag Archives: Faith

Fasting Bible:Zechariah 7:1-10 The fasts . . . will become joyful and glad occasions and happy festivals forJudah. Therefore love truth and peace (ZECHARIAH 8:19). Reading Hunger pangs gnawed away at me. Someone at church had recommended fasting as a way to focus on God. But as the day wore on, I thought: How didContinueContinue reading “Fasting”

When good turns bad Bible:2 Kings 18:1-8 He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, for up to that time theIsraelites had been burning incense to it (V.4). Reading People often find ways to turn something good into something bad. It even happens in churches and our lives. Like youth group prayer meetingsContinueContinue reading “When good turns bad”

Is there hope? Bible:Romans 8:31-39 If God is for us, who can be against us? (V.31). Reading Edward Payson (1783–1827) had a really tough life. The death of his younger brother shook him to his core. He struggled with bipolar disorder, and he was affected by extreme migraine headaches for days. If this wasn’t enough,ContinueContinue reading “Is there hope?”

A Leader who serves Bible:Nehemiah 5:14-19 Those preceding me placed a heavy burden on the people . . . But out ofreverence for God I did not act like that (V.15) Reading A youth pastor was leading a group of teenagers on a short-term mission trip to a poor community in Peru. The nicest roomContinueContinue reading “A Leader who serves”