Author Kay Warren recalls her visit to Rwanda not long after the horrific genocide that left million dead She expected to find monsters there- men and women with leering menacing faces Instead she found people smiling chatting caring for their children living life Upon her return she wrote There were no monsters in Rwanda just people like you and me She writes You might as well face the shameful truth You and I put in the right situation will do absolutely anything Given the right circumstances I am capable of any sin All of mankind is broken- the beautiful image [... more]

Our Father in heaven hears us We can come before Him confidently in prayer knowing that He delights to care for our every need Today R C Sproul teaches on one of Jesus' parables about persevering in prayer Get R C Sproul's Teaching Series 'The Parables of Jesus' and Digital Study Guide for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org parables-of-jesus Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries Explore all of our podcasts https www ligonier org podcasts [... more]

Victory is God's gift to every child He delights in His children's prosperity However we must make certain that we are pursuing success God's way In this message Adrian Rogers shares how to come out of the wilderness and into the promised land [... more]

Bridger Walker was only six when a menacing dog lunged at his younger sister Instinctively Bridger jumped in front of her shielding her from the dog rsquo s ferocious attack After receiving emergency care and ninety stitches to his face Bridger explained his actions ldquo If someone had to die I thought it should be me rdquo Thankfully plastic surgeons have helped Bridger rsquo s face heal But his brotherly love evidenced in recent pictures where he rsquo s seen hugging his sister remains strong as ever Ideal family members watch over us and care for us True brothers step [... more]

Conquering Through Conflict [... more]

Sex is a wonderful gift from God but it must be kept within His bounds And in the message How to Have a Love Affair with Your Spouse Skip shares about the delights of sexual intimacy in marriage and the disastrous effects when we go outside God's boundaries [... more]

Researchers at Emory University used MRI scans to study the brains of grandmothers They measured empathetic responses to images that included their own grandchild their own adult child and one anonymous child The study showed that grandmothers have a higher empathy toward their own grandchild than even their adult child This is attributed to what they call the ldquo cute factor rdquo mdash their own grandchild being more ldquo adorable rdquo than the adult Before we say ldquo Well duh rdquo we might consider the words of James Rilling who conducted the study ldquo If their grandchild is smiling the [... more]

Sometimes a major tragedy is described as a disaster of biblical proportions implying that the event was so huge God must have been involved But discover how God's at work even in the tiny details That's our focus on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Listen [... more]

When you're in the throes of a dilemma it's difficult to understand the reason why Often it's only in hindsight that you grasp God's purpose Discover where you can find comfort in the midst of fearful trials That's on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Listen [... more]

Brendan and Katie beamed at each other Looking at nbsp the pure joy on their faces you would have never guessed the difficult ways so many of their wedding plans had been dramatically altered due to Covid restrictions Even with only twenty-five family members present joy and peace radiated from the two as they said their vows because of their love for each other and expressed their gratefulness for God rsquo s love sustaining them The image of a bride and groom delighting over each other is the picture the prophet Isaiah painted to describe the type of delight and [... more]

One of Jesus' most distinguishing characteristics in His earthly ministry was His mercy toward people who were hurting This is not astonishing for the prophet Micah announced that God delights in mercy Micah Jesus standing among the squalid misery of sickness and hopelessness while at a feast in Jerusalem is a perfect setting to show how Christians can show mercy to a world in misery But be warned not everyone will be sympathetic to your cause [... more]

One of Jesus' most distinguishing characteristics in His earthly ministry was His mercy toward people who were hurting This is not astonishing for the prophet Micah announced that God delights in mercy Micah Jesus standing among the squalid misery of sickness and hopelessness while at a feast in Jerusalem is a perfect setting to show how Christians can show mercy to a world in misery But be warned not everyone will be sympathetic to your cause [... more]

Song I charge you O daughters of Jerusalem Why stir up Why awake love until it delights The Kinsman Redeemer awaits - listen [... more]

Song of Songs How fair and how pleasant art thou O love for delights How does all that get unpacked - Listen to find out [... more]

Raised in a turbulent home in south London Claud started selling marijuana at fifteen and heroin when he was twenty-five Needing a cover for his activities he became a mentor to young people Soon he became intrigued by his manager a believer in Jesus and wanted to know more After attending a course exploring the Christian faith he ldquo dared rdquo Christ to come into his life ldquo I felt such a welcoming presence rdquo he said nbsp ldquo People saw a change in me instantly I was the happiest drug dealer in the world rdquo Jesus didn rsquo t [... more]

God is looking for ordinary people to do extraordinary things for Him Do you believe that It's true But in order to move this from your head to your heart you need to take one very important step Chip reveals what that step is Don't miss it [... more]

Song of Songs I charge you O ye daughters of Jerusalem by the roes and by the hinds of the field that ye stir not up nor awake love till she delights I do love the many ways scholars have interpreted this - Rashi basically believed you will be preyed upon like hinds and roes if you get between Israel and God Matthew Henry let those who have comfort be afraid of sinning it away I believe like any deer they only love when they can have young fruit Jesus loves at all times so the problem is us Essentially [... more]

Anne the lead character in the Anne of Green Gables stories longed for a family Orphaned she had lost hope of ever finding a place to call home But then she learned that an older man named Matthew and his sister Marilla would take her in On the buggy ride to their home Anne apologized for chattering on and on but Matthew a quiet man said ldquo You can talk as much as you like I don rsquo t mind rdquo This was music to Anne rsquo s ears She felt no one had ever wanted her around much less [... more]

Ludmilla a widow aged eighty-two has declared her home in the Czech Republic ldquo Embassy of the Kingdom of Heaven rdquo saying ldquo My home is an extension of Christ rsquo s kingdom rdquo She welcomes strangers and friends who are hurting and in need with loving hospitality sometimes providing food and a place to sleep mdash always with a compassionate and prayerful spirit Relying on the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to help her care for her visitors she delights in the ways God answers their prayers Ludmilla serves Jesus through opening her home and heart in contrast to [... more]

The book of Revelation concludes with a promise Our Lord Jesus will soon return to make all things new Today W Robert Godfrey provides an encouraging summary of Revelation's final message to us Get the 'Blessed Hope The Book of Revelation' DVD with W Robert Godfrey for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org blessed-hope Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

Psalms Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me yet thy commandments are my delights The delight in the fear of the Lord verse for the Tzadik- Has everything to do with The Straight and Narrow and a surprising way out I share that application http christiancarguy com [... more]

It rsquo s a quiet riverside park on a Saturday afternoon Joggers pass by fishing rods whirl seagulls fight over fish and chip wrappers and my wife and I sit watching the couple They are dark-skinned maybe in their late s She sits gazing into his eyes while he without a hint of self-consciousness sings to her a love song in his own tongue carried on the breeze for us all to hear This delightful act got me thinking about the book of Zephaniah At first you might wonder why In Zephaniah rsquo s day God rsquo s people had [... more]

Psalms Unless thy law had been my delights I should then have perished in mine affliction The fourth anointing being Might in this verse the fourth in the Lamed or heart section shares where King David's Strength came from his delight in the Torah Robby shares his own Conversion story that happened in his Bible reading Psalms Updated Ten Common Words Dictionary - New Piqqudim http christiancarguy com [... more]

Join Robby and Taun Cortado as they discuss the giving in thanksgiving by reminding us how we could make a big impact to those who are less fortunate this holiday season [... more]

When Colin opened the box of stained-glass pieces he rsquo d purchased instead of finding the fragments he rsquo d ordered for a project he discovered intact whole windows He sleuthed out the windows rsquo origins and learned they'd been removed from a church to protect them from World War II bombings Colin marveled at the quality of work and how the ldquo fragments rdquo formed a beautiful picture If I rsquo m honest there are times when I open particular passages of the Bible mdash such as chapters containing lists of genealogies mdash and I don rsquo t immediately [... more]

She slammed the door She slammed the door again I went to the garage grabbed a hammer and a screwdriver and walked to my daughter rsquo s room Calmly I whispered ldquo Sweetheart You have to learn to control your temper rdquo And then I removed her door from the hinges and carried it to the garage My hope was that removing the door would help her remember the importance of self-control In Proverbs ndash the wise teacher invites readers to accept God rsquo s discipline The word discipline could be translated ldquo correction rdquo As a good and loving [... more]

https www amazon com Gospel-Santa-Claus-Wayne-Van dp Wayne Van der Wal tell his vision for the book It's Christmas Eve and a troubled Joe and Mary and their three children are taking the train to visit family Suddenly a bearded stranger with a twinkle in his eye takes a seat and begins spinning a provocative tale that intrigues delights and inspires Masterfully weaving past and present through story lessons and devotions The Gospel of Santa Claus follows the incredible story of Saint Nicholas born in third century A D who overcomes childhood tragedy feels called by God to take a vow [... more]

Our Father hears us We can come before Him confidently in prayer knowing that He delights to care for our every need Today R C Sproul teaches on one of Jesus' parables about persevering in prayer Get 'The Parables of Jesus' Teaching Series on DVD for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org parables-of-jesus Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

For Christopher a physically disabled veteran everyday activities had become more challenging took longer to finish and increased his pain Still he did his best to serve his wife and child Passersby would see him using a push-mower to cut his lawn every week One day Christopher received a letter mdash and an expensive riding lawnmower mdash from an anonymous donor The secret giver rsquo s satisfaction came through the privilege of helping someone in need Jesus doesn rsquo t say that all of our giving should be in secret but He does remind us to check our motives when [... more]

How do we do God's Will [... more]

Pennies nickels dimes quarters and occasionally a half-dollar That rsquo s what you rsquo d find on the nightstand beside his bed He rsquo d empty his pockets each evening and leave the contents there for he knew eventually they rsquo d come to visit mdash they being his grandchildren Over the years they learned to visit his nightstand as soon as they arrived He could have put all that spare change in a coin bank or even stored it away in a savings account But he didn rsquo t He delighted in leaving it there for the little ones [... more]

During a trip to celebrate our twenty-fifth anniversary my husband and I read our Bibles on the beach As vendors passed and called out the prices of their wares we thanked each one but didn rsquo t buy anything One vendor Fernando smiled wide at my rejection and insisted we consider buying gifts for friends After I declined his invitation Fernando packed up and began walking away still grinning ldquo I pray God will bless your day rdquo I said Fernando turned toward me and said ldquo He has Jesus changed my life rdquo Fernando knelt between our chairs ldquo [... more]

After a recent move Mabel rsquo s seven-year-old son Ryan fussed as he prepared to attend a summer camp at his new school Mabel encouraged him assuring him that she understood change was hard But one morning Ryan rsquo s out-of-character grumpiness seemed excessive With compassion Mabel asked ldquo What rsquo s bothering you Son rdquo Staring out of the window Ryan shrugged ldquo I don rsquo t know Mom I just have too many feelings rdquo Mabel rsquo s heart ached as she comforted him Desperate for a way to help him she shared that the move was hard [... more]