Posts Tagged ‘selflessness’

This One’s Mine!

Mine! It’s an ugly, four letter word. It’s the anthem of the “terrible twos.” But “mine” isn’t just the favorite word of cranky toddlers; it’s the catchphrase of our generation. “It’s my body, it’s my life, it’s my…” is our excuse to do anything we like, regardless of the consequences. Just like a child clutching [...]

Say It

How many times have you had an idea but kept it to yourself? Maybe it seemed like a small thing at the time, but you just held your wisdom in instead of letting it out. Often I have found myself cheated out of ministering to someone else… I get cheated because of thoughts that tell [...]

Israel: A Transformed Jacob

Jacob was “a plain man” (Genesis 26:27) and his brother Esau was a cunning hunter. His name meant “deceiver,” and it didn’t take him long to live up to it. First he tricked his brother into giving up his rights as eldest son, and then their mother Rebekah helped Jacob to fool his father so [...]

The Revelation of John

Not long ago I spent a week at a camp meeting and heard a number of incredibly anointed sermons preached. One that stuck out to me was a message by Bro. Joel Urshan about the love of God. As he preached, I was convicted and lost control of my emotions as God began to flow [...]