by | Faith Lived Out
“When I’m wrong, I say I’m wrong.” Those were the words Dr. Jake Houseman (Jerry Orbach) said to Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) in Dirty Dancing. It was a humbling moment for a father to say to the man pursuing his daughter.
Today, I say those same words.
In March, our worlds seemed to change overnight. “COVID-19” and “coronavirus” would become words we would soon repeat multiple times on a daily basis as we stayed inside our homes waiting for the next right move.
I think many of us had the assumption that this would only be for a couple of weeks, then we’d be back to normal.
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by | Faith Lived Out
I was praying with someone a while back who asked for prayer for a loved one who wasn’t making wise choices in his life.
As he was asking me to pray he said, “I don’t understand why he’s living like this. He grew up in the church, and especially in the Pentecostal church.”
It took me a while to absorb his words because I felt my stomach drop. I remember I immediately stopped praying for the “broken man” and started praying for the very person who had just asked me to pray, because there was something broken there.
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by | Faith Lived Out
There are so many things I want to say, and probably will say.. eventually… as I continue to process through the emotions of watching the events of this last week unfold.
But today is not the day… Because today I want to talk about something else…
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by | Faith Lived Out
Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons.
I wish I could tell you that’s a quote from Abraham Lincoln and you could turn it into a meme to spread around the internet. It’s not. No, it’s Paul’s heartbreaking reality he shares in 1 Timothy 4.
I’m grieving this morning as I grasp the news of yet another turning from the faith. Jon Steingard, lead vocalist for the Christian rock band Hawk Nelson, recently denounced his faith in God in a recent Instagram post.
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by | Faith Lived Out
I ran into an old friend the other day I hadn’t visited with for a while. He asked me a question I was so grateful he asked, because most people aren’t willing to ask – they just assume.
We were discussing having a BBQ and gathering some friends from school. No special occasion needed. Just a desire to get together and enjoy life.
He asked me if I thought people would be okay being around me at such an event because there would probably be alcohol involved and I had found “religion.”
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by | Faith Lived Out
Don’t you just love the word of God and how the Lord leads you to specific Scripture at just the right time?
I was praying this morning for some specific friends in the healthcare field who are on the frontlines of COVID-19 and the Lord led me to Psalm 27. Last week I wrote a prayer for based on Psalm 91 you can read here…
In this Psalm, David was proclaiming the Lord as his protector against evil people coming against him. David knew, despite the dangers trying to destroy his life, God was still in control.
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