Tag Archives: trust

Fingers Crossed

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Joe Mieden

Have you ever had someone make a promise to you that they wouldn’t, or couldn’t, keep? It’s kind of like when I was young and one of my peers would promise that they would do something outlandish for me, only to … Continue reading →

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Depending on God: A Lesson from the Book of Jonah

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Trey Garner

It strikes me that, often times, I’m a lot like Jonah. I don’t mean that I actively seek to foil the revealed plan of God. Rather, I frequently behave as though future outcomes depend solely on my actions—as though the success or failure of a given endeavor rests completely on me. I wonder how much time and energy I have wasted pursuing certain goals—whether in my personal life or in my ministry—because I have failed to bring my pursuits before the Lord. Continue reading →

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By Faith, Not Sight

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Joshua M. Greiner

For we walk by faith, not by sight- 2 Cor. 5:7 “Don’t worry it will be OK.” We’ve all heard those words before, and they generally were not what we wanted to hear. You might have been going through a … Continue reading →

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3 Blessings of a Sour Economy

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Steve Viars

The stock market fell more than 600 points Monday. It gained 430 back on Tuesday, followed by losing 520 points on Wednesday. That, ladies and gentlemen, is a bad week. Or is it? Scripture tells us that God can work … Continue reading →