Dave Says: Work First, Play Later
Dear Dave,
I brought about $15,000 in student loan debt into our marriage. I’m 26, my wife is 27, and we’ve been married a little over a year. During that time, our parents have helped us out with financial gifts occasionally. Whenever this happens, my wife and I get into an argument. She likes to use the cash they give us to have fun, but I think we should use it to pay down debt and get our…
Everything Made New
"Whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is about to disappear."—Hebrews 8:13 NASB
The Bible makes clear that Jesus came to do something new. He came to make a complete change. The old had to disappear. It was not fixable but had become obsolete. Everything about the old law had to be replaced. Everything associated with it was just “a copy and shadow of the heavenly things” (Hebrews 8:5).…
Jason Sautel: Finding Faith in the Fire (Part 2)
John Farrell: How long did this whole scenario last? Can you go into how long you were in the fire and what was your rescue like?
Jason Sautel: To give you an insight into firefighting, it’s being in a pitch-black environment. At the ceiling level, it’s 1200 degrees. At the level where we fight fire, more times than not, it’s anywhere from 300 to 500 degrees. If your protective clothing ever…
A Man Called Jon: Being True While Finding Acceptance
“Look, you’ve always told us the place you’re supposed to fit, you don’t. And the place you don’t is where you do the most. God uses unusual people and methods to deliver His messages. Including you, Shouting Jon.” – Meagan Carson to her dad Jon Terrell Carson in A Man Called Jon
Have you ever been in a situation where you felt out of place? Where you didn’t fit in and you couldn’t be…
Guard Your Heart
Excerpt taken from 100 Days of Living Deeply Rooted: A Devotional Journal by Sopha Rush.
Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves (Matthew 10:16 ESV).
Guard your heart, for everything flows from it. Protect yourself from falling into the trap of letting anyone and anything in your space. People come with baggage and a past that hasn’t been completely or healed. Some people are…
When Goliath Becomes Your Gateway
When that giant in your way seems too big to defeat … don’t give up! He may be the gateway to your greatest triumph!
Remember the story in 1 Samuel 17:20–27 when Goliath taunted Israel’s army? This belligerent giant turned out to be the gateway to David’s victory and future success.
We are all in transition, moving from one level of grace to another level of grace. Change is a constant. And…
Defending the Bible: An Interview with Dr. John Lennox
Bible defender Dr. John Lennox talks about his new movie, "Against the Tide" -- narrated by Kevin Sorbo.
Our special guest is legendary University of Oxford professor, mathematician, and philosopher Dr. John Lennox talking about his new movie, "Against the Tide" -- narrated by Kevin Sorbo.
Posted by Inspiration Ministries on Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Documentary Motion Picture Against…
Surviving a Spouse: How You Can Help
Marjorie sat at the table staring at the kitchen door. The clock chimed five times and silence wrapped around her and squeezed. For the last forty years, Gerald had come through that door at precisely ten after five. She could count on it. But today, like every day for the last two months, she knew that familiar slam of the door would not come. In fact, it would never come again.
According to…
Tearing Off Your SCARLET Letters
Too often, people think their dismal past will inevitably keep them from a happy future. They are painfully aware of their past mistakes and negative tendencies, and they wonder if things can ever get any better.
I wasn’t much of a student in high school, but many of my classmates were reading Nathaniel Hawthorne’s famous novel, The Scarlet Letter. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, the book…
Drawing Near
"Be not far from Me, for trouble is near; for there is none to help."—Psalm 22:11
Thomas Kingo had compassion for the Danish people. Known as a great poet, he also was a committed believer. One of his personal concerns was that so little about the Bible and the Christian faith was available in the Danish language.
Seeking to address this deficiency, many of his poems focused on the Danish…