Read Mark 4:35-41 Experienced fishermen, those like Peter, James and John that were used to fishing at night, were familiar with the power of storms that happen in the dark of night at sea. Yet, these same disciples were terrified by a storm when Jesus was...
Read John 15:9-17 On a hot summer night in Wardak province, Afghanistan, in 2019, a special operations U.S. Army Ranger raid force began an assault on a compound with enemy targets. As enemy fighters fired back at U.S. forces and the Rangers began to close in on...
Read Luke 18:1-8 Have you ever been tempted to give up on something you have been praying about, perhaps for years? There was a woman, a widow, in the Bible that went to an unjust judge to be avenged of her adversary. The judge denied the woman...
Read: 2 Timothy 2:1-7 Army Sgt. Mary Ehiarinmwian was off duty. She was driving to the base that day in 2020 when the car in front of her lost control, collided with a road sign, flipped over and landed upside down. Ehiarinmwain pulled over and rushed...
Read Luke 17:1-10 In many restaurants (at least, in the USA) you will find a salad bar and build your own salad or a buffet and build your own plate. We will even build our own pizza. Papa John’s actually has a pizza with everything on...
Read Mark 1:21-28 In U.S. Navel Institute Proceedings, the magazine of the Naval Institute, Frank Koch illustrates the importance of obeying authority. Two battleships assigned to the training squadron had been at sea on maneuvers in heavy weather for several days. Frank told the story as...
Read Hebrews 4:14-16 So many Christians may really wonder what will faith and prayer will actually accomplish. If you could focus on one thing that would transform your prayer life, it would be this: staying, as much as possible, in acknowledgment of the presence of the...
Read: Luke 5:1-11 What we know of Simon Peter, the fisherman-turned-apostle, is that he was brash, zealous, impulsive, strong-willed and, at times, spoke before he thought through what he should say. He was a common, imperfect man and on one unlikely day, a spiritual teacher in...
Read Genesis 12:1-9 Calling precedes greatness. By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. Hebrews 11:8 NAS We may refer to God’s revealing...
Read: Exodus 16:13-21and John 6:26-40 In the wilderness, God provided bread on the ground every morning for Israel. It was fine as frost and was awaiting the Israelites each morning as they arose. From scripture, we know that the substance could be baked and boiled but...