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20 Reasons to Take Risks for Jesus (Pt 2)

Yesterday, I gave you the first 10 reasons from Scripture for taking risks for Jesus.  Today, I’ll give you the final 10 that the Lord blessed me with on Saturday.  These are not my words of wisdom.  They are straight from the Word of God, which is wisdom indeed! So, if your flesh and the devil have you disobeying God and cowering…

20 Reasons to Take Risks for Jesus

Is Jesus calling you to take a step out in faith for Him?  Are you hindered from taking that step because of fear?  Is what Jesus is calling you to do a bit risky, and are your flesh and the devil pressuring you to say “No” to God? If you said “yes” to these questions, I want to comfort you by letting…

Recognize This Religion?

The most common religion in American might surprise you.  It’s not Christianity.  Neither is it Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Scientology, or Oprahism.  Neither is it atheism or science.  According to Christian Smith, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Notre Dame, the most popular religion…

Faith under Fire

We love music around the Simpson house, and in our opinion, it doesn’t get much better than The Isaacs. One of our favorite songs by them testifies joyfully in the chorus, “He’s taking care of me; in ways that I cannot see; He’s working it for my good just like He said He would, and He’s taking care of me.” What a…

I Asked Believing But Didn’t Receive

As I meditated on the life of Joseph this past week found in the book of Genesis, I began to wonder about Joseph’s prayer life.  I mean, Joseph was a man of God, right?  Didn’t Joseph ever pray in the midst of his calamities?  In the pit, surely Joseph earnestly prayed to God that he would be restored back to his father’s…

A God We Can See

Don’t your children just amaze you sometimes?! Not too long ago, I was having a discussion with my older son Zachariah.  He just turned 4-years-old in October.  I was up against a deadline and had to get some work done immediately, but he really wanted me to play.  I don’t know if any of your children are or were like Zach, but…