A co-worker once told me that her prayer life had improved because of our manager I was impressed thinking that our difficult leader had shared some spiritual nuggets with her and influenced her prayer life I was wrong mdash sort of My co-worker and friend went on to explain ldquo Every time I see him coming I start praying rdquo Her prayer life had improved because she prayed more before each conversation with him She knew she needed God rsquo s help in her challenging work relationship with her manager and she called out to Him more because of it [... more]

The morning commenced like a track meet I practically jumped out of bed launching into the teeth of the day rsquo s deadlines Get the kids to school Check Get to work Check I blasted full throttle into writing my ldquo To Do rdquo list in which personal and professional tasks tumbled together in an avalanche-like litany ldquo Edit article Clean office Strategic team planning Write tech blog Clean basement Pray rdquo By the time I got to number eighteen I rsquo d remembered that I needed God rsquo s help But I rsquo d gotten that far before it [... more]

When my son was nearly three I needed an operation that would require a month or more of recovery In the days leading up to the procedure I imagined myself in bed while stacks of dirty dishes accumulated in the sink I wasn rsquo t sure how I rsquo d take care of an active toddler and couldn rsquo t picture myself standing in front of the stove to cook our meals I dreaded the impact my weakness would have on the rhythm of our lives God intentionally weakened Gideon rsquo s forces before his troops confronted the Midianites First [... more]

At first glance I dismissed the painting Consider the Lilies by Makoto Fujimura as a simple monochromatic painting featuring a lily seemingly hiding in the background However the painting came alive when I learned it was actually painted with more than eighty layers of finely crushed minerals in a style of Japanese art known as Nihonga a style Fujimura calls ldquo slow art rdquo Looking closely reveals layers of complexity and beauty Fujimura explains that he sees the gospel echoed in the technique of making ldquo beauty through brokenness rdquo just as Jesus rsquo suffering brought the world wholeness and [... more]

Dr Jim Berg of the BJU seminary faculty continues a doctrinal series entitled What Is Man from Genesis The post The Truth About Man appeared first on THE DAILY PLATFORM [... more]

Do you ever feel like you have to prove yourself worthy for God to love you On FamilyLife Today hosts Dave and Ann Wilson talk with author and speaker Sharon Hersh about her book Belonging and the life of addiction she knew needed God's healing Show Notes and Resources Download FamilyLife's new app https www familylife com app Find resources from this podcast at https shop familylife com Products aspx categoryid Check out all that's available on the FamilyLife Podcast Network https www familylife com familylife-podcast-network [... more]

Dr Jim Berg of the BJU seminary faculty continues a doctrinal series entitled What Is Man from Genesis The post The Truth About Man appeared first on THE DAILY PLATFORM [... more]

Salvation is only one half of the Gospel truth the other half is what happens after salvation So just as we needed God's grace to become a Christian we need His grace to live as a Christian everyday That's the Gospel truth [... more]