Are you tired? Do you feel overwhelmed? Do you wish you could just drop everything and go live on an island with nothing to do? I do! There are times when the thought of taking a whole month off and traveling with no other concern sounds like heaven! And usually when I think that, it’s because I’m tired. […]
Psalm 43:2-3 2 For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you rejected me? Why do I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 3 Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! […]
Do you believe you have the best life you can have, now? How you answer that question will tell how content you are with your life. If you are answer, “My life is not the best now. It can certainly be better,” then until you get to that “better” state, you will be discontent. Perhaps that […]
Psalm 42:11–Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. Hopefully as we grow older we become more acquainted with the things that trigger our souls. What agitates us, what makes us hopeful or joyful, we […]
Peer pressure is not something we experience only in high school. We experience it almost daily. We experience it via news, social media, journalism, commercials, demonstrations, and even in churches. For example, just 30 years ago when I first immigrated to this country, homosexuality was universally rejected. Everyone understood that it was a deviant behavior […]
While in Thailand, I’ve met some missionaries who made some ridiculous decisions. Almost foolish if you think about it. But this is what you’d expect according to the Bible… One of the missionaries, Dr. Lee, was an economics professor in Korea. He gave that up and went to China with his two young children. If you […]
Psalm 35:12-14 12 They repay me evil for good. I am sick with despair. 13 Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them. I denied myself by fasting for them, but my prayers returned unanswered. 14 I was sad, as though they were my friends or family, as if I were grieving for my own mother. One […]
Have you ever forgiven yourself? Many of us who grew up in moralistic settings – you are accepted only if you are good – we have this underlying sense of guilt. We know we have been forgiven by God through the work of the Jesus on the cross on our behalf, but we still can’t shake the […]
Ecclesiastes 11:4-5–He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.5 As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. Are there things in life that you are hesitant to do? […]
Hello, devotional subscribers! Our Thailand mission team came back from Thailand safely last Friday. The six of us went to northern Thailand for two weeks, and led English camps, VBS’s, and English classes at public schools. We have realized yet again how many opportunities there are for those who live in America and speak English to […]