When it comes to prayerful confidence, most think in the context of God’s willingness to answer. However, we must keep mindful of our own actions and intentions. To that end, I can’t count the times I’ve failed to make a prayer I told someone I would. Or the times...
Many folks report having spirit promptings – a compulsion or feeling of obligation seemingly from God. For instance, I once did mission work with someone who was convinced she was supposed to give her shoes to a resident of the area we were working in. Looking...
Sometimes trust comes down to belief and unbelief. In chapter twelve in the book of John, we get a pretty powerful collection of thoughts that serve almost as a final notice to skeptics. The statement weaves together many thoughts and themes from the whole book, the...
When I was younger, my friends and I played a lot of Axis & Allies and Risk. These games appealed to us because they provided hours of entertainment and the prospect of becoming “ruler of the world” – albeit in a hypothetical scenario. Still, they kept us occupied...
A sense of belonging is an important sentiment in so many arenas of life. Today, we continue exploring You Belong on the Field as part of our Year of Listening Up series. I’ve gathered seven blog posts from different sources that touch on the topic, reference...
One of the things I dislike about television weather coverage is the emphasis of fear they place in the context of it. Every winter I can count on a “Snowmageddon” or “Winterblast (insert current year here)” being promoted as reasoning for why...
Lately, I have been doing a lot of analysis and having conversations with many folks (in addition to a lot of prayer) over the direction of 1Glories. Resulting from all this is a slight upcoming pivot in the approach that will be used here at 1Gories. Having studied...
Dear Santa, Sorry I didn’t write to you last year. I almost didn’t do it this year either, but I just felt compelled to do so. Every now and then, there are revelations that become a muse of sorts, and I just experienced the culmination of several elements into just...
Joy grows up thinking that she had no real joy in her life. Through a change in her heart, joy is revealed to her as she learns to both be joy and bring joy to others. Along the way, she shares lessons from John and Romans. Download Joy! Unto the World now. If you...
This is a personal reflection of today’s Advent devotion from Great News for Great Joy (download for free now from Desiring God). Please also share your reflections in the comments area. We often hear things like, the student has become the teacher or –...
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