PRESS ON! “If you believe what He told you…” This was the email tagline for one of the previous Press On blogs from last month. “If you believe…” Do you believe? One of the most paradoxical personalities to me in the Bible is David. Everything I ever knew about David confirmed (if nothing else) his belief in God and his openness… Continue reading The Other Side of Your World
Category: Devotionals
A Near Drowning – A Lesson In Male Leadership & Female Submission
I almost got swept away by strong river currents last week. As I reflected on the moment, the Lord dropped a bombshell on me about men’s roles as leaders and women’s submissiveness that I’d like to share with you. But first, let me share the story of my near drowning. My friend and I visited… Continue reading A Near Drowning – A Lesson In Male Leadership & Female Submission
Hearing a Fresh Word from Scripture
You’re familiar with the Nobel Prize, but what about the Ig Nobel Prize? Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been given to those deemed to have made outstanding contributions in fields such as peace, physics, chemistry, medicine, and literature. These contributions are truly, you know, noble. The Ig Nobel Prize is not nearly as old… Continue reading Hearing a Fresh Word from Scripture
The House on the Rock
By Elizabeth Prata The Ocean State is aptly named. Growing up in Rhode Island in the 1960s was a fun experience. The nation’s smallest state is beautiful and the ocean and Narragansett Bay is never far from anyone who lives there. We happened to live just a few miles from the ocean and most Sundays… Continue reading The House on the Rock
Shield and Covering — Grateful, yet Grieving
When you look up the word, “widow” in the Bible, often the title of “widow” is all that is used. She has no name. In reading a book by Tim Keller this past spring, I discovered a story of a widow by the name of Anicia Proba. She is not found in the Bible but in… Continue reading Shield and Covering — Grateful, yet Grieving
His incomparable riches of grace, plus recommendations for books on grace
By Elizabeth Prata Scroll to bottom after photo for mini-library suggestions of books on grace. What are these incomparable riches of God’s grace? First, Christ Jesus. “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with… Continue reading His incomparable riches of grace, plus recommendations for books on grace
Your suffering is for a testimony.
Your suffering is for a testimony. By Babatope Babalobi babalobi@yahoo.com +234 80 35 897435 Save the World Christian ministry App: http://qrco.de/babalobi Join WhatsApp Prayer Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CpNBXTvL4dv7eyO3M7bHOV Luke 21 vs 13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Join WhatsApp Prayer Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CpNBXTvL4dv7eyO3M7bHOV Republished with permission from Blogs.crossmap.com, featuring inspiring Bible verses about Your suffering is for a testimony.
The Privileged Life: Say “Amen” to Blessings and Trials
“And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. Then all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.” (Nehemiah 8:6) When our daughter, Elizabeth, was a toddler and starting to talk, I would set her in her high chair just before dinner and start putting food on… Continue reading The Privileged Life: Say “Amen” to Blessings and Trials
Oneness with God for His Manifestation 42-1-4
In John 14 the Lord Jesus spoke about leaving the disciples in death and returning to them in resurrection. In 14:20 He said, “In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.” That day is the day of resurrection when He returned to the disciples and breathed the… Continue reading Oneness with God for His Manifestation 42-1-4
Lessons From James on Prayer
In the closing verses of the New Testament book of James, we are given specific and practical areas in which prayer is important. Pray When Trouble Comes First, James tells us we should pray when we’re afflicted: “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. . .” (James 5:13 NIV). When we find ourselves in… Continue reading Lessons From James on Prayer