Faith – Page 4 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Dreams Restored – Luke 1:5-25

Book of Luke Faith
/ By Randall Johnson

An NFL player injured and permanently out of pro football after his first game tells how to recover from a crushed dream. Matt Mayberry says, (1) face the facts, (2) don’t overanalyze, (3) surrender,

Straight Paths – Proverbs 3:5-8

Not that you need any help memorizing this verse, but I came across a fun little song/video that will blaze it in your mind, and, please, you surely won’t take it as advocating standing up on a roller

My Lord and My God – John 20:19-31

There is a science of interdimensional travel. Just ask Northrop Grumman. In a somewhat tongue-in-cheek article they acknowledge that some scientists are studying such travel and believe it is possible.

Jesus Wept – John 11:17-37

TheConversation.com talks about what ancient European and other cultures can teach us about death and mourning. Death used to be handled in the home with grief expressed openly, often performed with

Bread of Life – John 6:28-40

There have been many explanations given as to what the manna was that God provided Israel during their forty years in the wilderness. The crowd following Jesus since he multiplied the bread and fish

Welcome – John 1:6-13

There is an art to welcoming guests at church. Ministrytodaymag.com has ten suggestions: 1) create a culture of welcoming, 2) train your greeters, 3) have a logical flow of traffic, 4) spellcheck everything,

Abundantly Pardon – Isaiah 55:1-9

The families of victims murdered by Gary Leon Ridgeway were given a chance at his sentencing in 2003 to speak to him. When the time came for Robert Rule, the father of teenage victim Linda Jane Rule,

Your God Reigns – Isaiah 52:1-10

Health-wise it is bad to take in too much bad news. News networks know this and that we will turn them off if the barrage of bad news is too intense. So they have been making a concerted effort to

Listen to Me – Isaiah 51:1-8

You’ve probably seen this video on paying attention. But if you haven’t, look at it before I go on. I’ll wait. . In this experiment we learn that asking someone to pay attention

Terrible Torches – Isaiah 50:10,11

Ever heard of nyctophobia? “Nyctophobia is an extreme fear of night or darkness that can cause intense symptoms of anxiety and depression. A fear becomes a phobia when it’s excessive, irrational,

He Increases Strength – Isaiah 40:27-31

I’ve seen the video so many times you’d think I’d be tired of it. But as I watched it again I noticed something different. Derek Redmon comes up injured in the 400-meter race at the

Star Power – Isaiah 40:21-26

There are an estimated 400 billion stars in our galaxy. There are an estimated 2 trillion galaxies in God’s universe. A low end estimate of how many stars there are in the universe – 1

Because You Have Prayed – Isaiah 37

How did Israel win the 1967 six-day war, when they were attacked by five nations, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq? They were militarily outnumbered in every way. A short video describes some

Hopeless Situations – Isaiah 36

“When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God” (Charles L. Allen). Allen was a Methodist pastor in Atlanta, Georgia and Houston, Texas.

Return and Rest – Isaiah 30:15-17

There are a bunch of articles on the web about running away from life. One lady says she ran literally, put on her sneakers and ran, whenever she wanted not to feel. She says she barely remembers her

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