When God says “wait”
The Internet has given us an appetite for immediacy! So, what do we do when God seems to say, “Wait”? Today on Discover the Word, we continue a study in the book of Habakkuk, looking into a period in Israel’s history when prayer didn’t seem to make much difference. Listen today to Discover the Word!
What does day-to-day work have to do with God?
One and a half years ago, I stepped into Harvard University as a bright-eyed graduate student in physics. My first few months were some of the most eventful moments in my life.
A Multiplied Love
When a woman in Karen’s church was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), things looked bad. This cruel disease affects nerves and muscles, eventually leading to paralysis. The family’s insurance wouldn’t cover home care, and the stricken woman’s husband couldn’t bear the thought of putting her in a nursing home.
As a nurse, Karen had the expertise to help and began going to the woman’s home to care for her. But she soon realized she couldn’t take care of her own family while meeting the needs of her friend, so she started teaching others in…
Kim Cash Tate
Kim Cash Tate is an author, lawyer, and women's ministry speaker. She has a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a law degree from the George Washington University. Kim has been walking with the Lord for over two decades and has seen her life transformed through daily inductive study of the Word and prayer.
Pastoral Stress And Spirituality
Pastoral ministry is increasingly stressful as pastors struggle to juggle between an increasing number of responsibilities in a rapidly changing world. These workshops will deal with the causes of pastoral stress and burnout, and how to deal with them. They will also point to life-giving pastoral habits that will deepen one's interior life from which pastors can minister with peace…
BC-The Trinity And the Christian Life
For many Christians the Trinity is just a puzzling historical doctrine, and nothing more than that. But is the doctrine still relevant for our present day? Why did the early church struggle so hard to ensure that the doctrine was carefully stated in its creeds? What does the Bible say about the Trinity? Why is the Trinity the central…
When God seems silent
We know that prayer is a conversation but what do we do when God seems silent and it seems like we’re doing all the talking? The Bible tells us to wait on the Lord. But for how long? Today on Discover the Word, we continue a study in the book of Habakkuk. “Major Prayers from […]
Not What It Seems
Don is a border collie who lives on a farm in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. One morning, he and his owner, Tom, set out to check on some animals. They rode together in a small farm utility truck. When they arrived, Tom left the vehicle but forgot to put the brake on. With Don in the driver’s seat, the vehicle rolled down a hill and across two lanes of traffic before it stopped safely. To watching motorists, it appeared the dog was out for a morning drive. Indeed, things are not always as they seem.
It seemed as if Elisha and his…
Major prayers from a minor prophet
Have you ever felt like your prayers are hitting the ceiling? Well, you’re not alone. Today on Discover the Word, we will talk about prayer from a part of the Bible you might not turn to very often. We’re learning from a minor prophet how to develop major prayers. “Major Prayers from a Minor Prophet” begins […]
The Perfect Gift
Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1
The weeks after Christmas are the busiest time of year in the US for merchandise returns as people trade unwanted gifts for what they really want. Yet you probably know a few people who always seem to give the perfect gift. How do they know just what another person values and what is right for the occasion? The key to successful gift-giving is not money; it’s listening to others and taking a personal interest in what they enjoy and appreciate.
This is…
I married at 27 to a fellow who never told me prior to the marriage, he had mental health issues. 6 years into this marriage, I was informed he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and had been hospitalized and diagnosed. As time progresses, my son was put in a religious school. His insanity pushed this young boy to act out and refused to attend. Throughout his schooling problems continued to escalate. I was as a horse in blinders, unable to see where this unacceptable behavior came from. Prior to the husband appearance, we attended church regularly, we were happy and adjusted and with God.
Forward to 2013 I discovered he was sleeping with my son step granddaughter of21 years. Became angry and acted out in unhealthy behavior, unable to say the words of accused actions. He had me in such tremors and gained weight from stress, always his way. Under his thumb, no God in the marriage, no amount of begging would allow me to seek our maker. Since that time a 35 years of union, I have been abandoned, he initially lived with her, now apart. When I got my first apt, one morning I was woken up with a loud voice. "The devil has left you" this was the voice of God, freeing me of decades of emotional abuses and realizing what I had wasted my son & I mental sanity. Now on the verge of 2017. I'm happier with Jesus tha I could imagine. My current problem is anixity dreams of his abuse, lies, thieving and financial ruin. I awake in the middle of night praising Jesus to clear my mind. Have attended Celebrate Recovery and will attend again. I told him ( through voice mail) I could of chosen drugs. alcohol or immoral lifestyle, I choose God instead. He won't speak to me, find it hard to pay lawyer for divorce, as I enjoyed being married may be the reason I don't want a divorce. I must get one as he has medical bills, that find me. Wisconsin in no fault state, that would be one big reason. I will not take him back as he is the devil and my eyes are open now. I have been blessed so much from God, thank Him 24/7/365 please advise
