God’s grace offers us fresh starts

Date: 2011-09-27 Read:Exodus 4:1-9,17 The Tales Of Two Sticks You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs. -Exodus 4:17 Hymn514 Conventional wisdom questions how much can be accomplished with little. We tend to believe that a lot more can be done if we have large financial resources, talented manpower, and innovative ideas. But these things don’t matter to God.Cons..

Date: 2011-09-21 Read:Revelation 21:1-7 A Lesson In Crying Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. -Matthew 5:4 Hymn91 Has your heart ever been broken? What broke it? Cruelty? Failure? Unfaithfulness? Loss? Perhaps you’ve crept into the darkness to cry. It’s good to cry. “Tears are the only cure for weeping,” said Scottish preacher George MacDonald. A little crying doe..

by Julie Ackerman Link Date: 2011-09-14 Read:1 Samuel 15:17-30 Rising To The Top Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit. -Philippians 2:3 Hymn374 “Lacks ambition.” That is not a phrase you want to see on your performance review. When it comes to work, employees who lack ambition seldom rise to the top of an organization. Without a strong desire to achieve something, nothing..

September 9, 2011 — by David H. Roper Date: 2011-09-09 Read:Mark 4:26-32 You Never Know For the earth yields crops by itself. -Mark 4:28 Hymn310 During my seminary years, I directed a summer day camp for boys and girls at the YMCA. Each morning, I began the day with a brief story in which I tried to incorporate an element of the gospel. To help illustrate that becoming a..

오늘이 음력 08/09/2011, 추석이 다가오니 고국(South Korea)에서는 벼가 무르 익어가고 있으리라 생각한다. 일의 미덕(The Goodness Of Work) 하나님이 가라사대 우리의 형상을 따라 우리의 모양대로 우리가 사람 을 만들고－창세기 1:26 어떤 그리스도인들은 일이란 아담과 하와가 저지른 죄로 인해 초래된 저주라..

Pacific Dogwood Tree in Bloom, Yosemite National Park, CA 배우려는 자세 스스로 지혜롭게 여기지 말찌어다 －잠언 3:7 교회에서 예배가 막 시작하려는데 뒷자리에서 어떤 아이가 엄마와 얘기하는 소리가 들렸습니다. 그들은 주보에서 7, 8월 동안 매일 잠언 한장씩 읽자고 권고하는 광고를 읽고 있었습..

The Rugged Palm Springs - California, USA ( coffeebreak 집에서 정 동쪽으로 125 마일/2시간 운전거리) 여호수아나무공원(Joshua Tree National Park). At Joshua Tree, visitors experience the wonders of the high desert. It is also acclaimed as one of the world’s best places for serious rock climbers. 내가 그와 그 온 군대를인하여 영광을 얻어 애굽사람으로..

This photo of Descanso Gardens is courtesy of TripAdvisor - 테코파님집 바로 옆동네 Glendale-La Canada Flintridge, CA 몇 년 전에 우연히 영국 남작 제임스 배리경이 쓴 짧은 수필을 읽었습니다. 그 글에서 그는 하나님과 성경말씀을 깊이 사랑하고 성경이 너덜너덜해질 때까지 읽었던 그의 어머니를 친근한 모습으로 그렸..

TIME FOR THE ARMOR by Anne Cetas http://cdn.rbc.org/odb/2011/08/odb-08-07-11.mp3 Our Daily Bread Radio is hosted by Les Lamborn Date: 2011-08-07 Read:Ephesians 6:10-18 TIME FOR THE ARMOR Take . . . the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. -Ephesians 6:17 Hymn390 I discovered rather quickly that a young boy quoting Scripture in a children’s program at church didn’t know much about ..

Written by by Bill Crowder Hosted by Les Lamborn http://cdn.rbc.org/odb/2011/08/odb-08-05-11.mp3 Loneliness comes when we forget about the One who is always with us. 외로움은 우리와 늘 함께 계시는 하나님을 잊을 때 찾아온다. Date: 2011-08-05 Read:Psalm 68:1-10 A HARD GOODBYE A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation. -Psalm 68:5 Hymn4..