“Give us this day our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11) Jesus often reminded His followers not to worry. He told them not to be anxious about tomorrow’s needs or potential problems (Matt. 6:25). Rather, Jesus stressed a daily reliance on the Father, who provides for His children day by day.
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Oswald Chambers Devotional: Fear or Faith?
“Why are ye fearful, 0 ye of little faith?” Matthew 8:26 When we are in fear we can do nothing less than pray to God, but Our Lord has a right to expect that those who name His Name should have an understanding confidence in Him. God expects His children to be so confident in […]
Henry Blackaby Devotional: The Fragrance of His Knowledge
In light of DTs in Leviticus and all the talk of offering sacrifices as a pleasing aroma to the Lord, I thought this Blackaby devotional was very fitting. Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we […]
A New Beginning
It’s a new day. Yesterday was my last day at work. I was free to leave after a farewell lunch, but I ended up staying until the end of the day. I don’t know why. It was odd. I had been praying for a change for a while now and thought I’d be running out […]
Congregations Gone Wild
Here is an article written by G. Jeffrey MacDonald, a minister in the United Church of Christ and author of “Thieves in the Temple: The Christian Church and the Selling of the American Soul.” It was published in the New York Times on August 8, 2010. The American clergy is suffering from burnout, several new […]
Where is Francis Chan now? (July 2010)
Here is a quick update from Francis Chan… This past month has been great for my family and me. It has been filled with a ton of traveling and speaking in Orlando, Daytona, St. Louis, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville. Needless to say, I have not been home much.