May God bless you with new insights as you contemplate the mystery of Christ’s passionate love for His church. Chapter 1: The Hidden Romance of the Bible In Genesis 1 and 2, the Bible opens up with a woman and a man. In Revelation 21 and 22, the Bible closes with a woman and a […]
Rick Warren Devotional: Faith means taking risks
“You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.” (NLT) Faith always means risk. Everything in life is a risk. Ecclesiastes 10:8 says, “When you work in a quarry, stones might fall and crush you! When you chop wood, there is danger with […]
Rick Warren Devotional: Strongholds
“Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a mighty foothold to the Devil.” (Ephesians 4:27 NLT) When you give the devil a foothold into your life, he takes a stronghold. What does that mean? If you give Satan control of one little part of your life, he will […]
Rick Warren Devotional: New Thinking
“Instead, there must be a spiritual renewal of your thoughts and attitudes.” (Ephesians 4:23 NLT) Let me sum it up this way: You are not what you think you are, but rather, what you think, you are. Change requires new thinking. As we’ve discussed, in order to change, we must learn the truth and start […]
Francis Chan on trusting God with our children
Here is what Francis Chan posted in July 2011. It was a pretty emotional morning for me. My wife and I dropped off our oldest daughter at the airport this morning. She’s 15 and flying to Thailand by herself to work at a rescue home for the next month. It’s something she has begged me […]
What is Francis Chan doing now (July 2011)
This is a recent post from Francis Chan. It seems to be the first question everyone asks when they see me, so I’m posting the ministries I am currently involved with… I’m working with my friends David Platt and Mark Beuving in developing a discipleship tool that will help equip believers to make disciples. I […]