People today claim to know God. Gallup polling shows that 74% to 81% of American adults say they believe in God. However, only 42% believe in what Gallup describes as the “Bible’s God”—the God who hears prayer and actively intervenes in people’s lives. Why is there such a big gap? Some people truly know God … Continue reading Knowing God or Knowing About God
Category: helping others
The Power of Sharing Your Faith
Children are the next generation of leaders, yet they are often overlooked. They notice what adults miss, and their insight can become a life-changing force in the lives of others. While adults may judge people and situations, children often respond simply to the needs they see. In 2 Kings 5, we meet a young girl … Continue reading The Power of Sharing Your Faith
Work on Your Assist!
Greatness! People everywhere strive for it, and we are often hesitant to take on work that seems insignificant. Yet some quietly do small things that make a lasting impact in God’s kingdom, even if their contributions are never fully seen. Andrew, one of the disciples, was such a person. He clearly had a heart that … Continue reading Work on Your Assist!
Loving and Making a Difference
Love! It’s a word we like to use to describe how we feel about people with our lips, but our actions tell a different story. Lately, we are seeing domestic abuse that leads to death in family relationships. We discussed attributes of love but how do we live our life of love? One day, the … Continue reading Loving and Making a Difference
Reject Evil: Embrace Truth!
Injustice! It has become so common place in our society that we have lost the sensitivity to what it means in the lives of those around us. Injustice in the life of an individual speaks about undeserved hurt, unfairness, or underserved outcomes. We might be led to believe this is purely something left to legal … Continue reading Reject Evil: Embrace Truth!
Show Kindness: Help Others
The world as we know is changing; it is becoming increasingly difficult to live the way we did in the past with our resources. Now there is the question of affordability. The Cambridge Dictionary says that affordability is the state of being cheap enough for people to be able to buy. Today affordability does not … Continue reading Show Kindness: Help Others
Loving God: Serving Others
The Bible teaches that we have a Christian duty to help our neighbors in their time of need. We are called by God to bring the water of life for both soul and body. God created them both, and His purpose is to redeem them both. Billy Graham. Galatians 6:2 AMP Carry one another’s … Continue reading Loving God: Serving Others