| Displaying 1 - 10 of 82 matches. | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 ...
  |  |
| |
|
| Laying Down Your Sword to Pick Up a Paintbrush |  Printer view
Average User Rating: 
|
| Topics: | Anger, Attitudes, Brokenness, Change, Choices, Christian life, Creativity, Decisions, Despair, Disappointment, Failure, Frustration, Hope, Pain, Perspective, Responsibility, Self-examination, Sorrow, Sowing and reaping, Spiritual perception, Valleys, Vision |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Everyday Disciples, Stories, Women |
| References: | Psalm 46:10 , Psalm 90:17, Philippians 1:12-30, Philippians 2:12-13, Hebrews 12:1-13, James 1:2-18, 1 Peter 1:3-12, 1 Peter 5:6-11 |
| Tone: | Commend |
|
My friend and I sat on my patio, drinking tea and catching up with life. She had just moved to a new situation, away from familiar work, beautiful spaces and valued friends, and she was experiencing the exhausting emptiness of a job that was too full, a context where she felt undervalued, and a place where friends were not naturally found. The tears filled her eyes as she spoke of her weariness, her ...
|
|
| The Human Longing for a Meaningful Harvest | Printer view
Average User Rating: 
|
| Topics: | Choices, Consequences, Decisions, Finances, Fruit, Generosity, Giving, God, providence of, Greed, Harvest, Harvest, Spiritual, Lifestyle, Money, Money, tithing, Offering, Possessions, Poverty, Prosperity, Reaping, Rewards, Sowing, Sowing and reaping, Stewardship, Stinginess, Tithing, Work |
| Filters: | Stories |
| References: | 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, Colossians 3:17-4:1 |
| Tone: | Commend |
|
As tedious and tiresome as it can be, there's something soothing about the sound and smell of leaves as you rake, and something satisfying about seeing them all bundled up when you're done.
What is it about raking leaves that's so satisfying? It has to do with the harvest. Human beings have a primal urge to sow and reap, to gather a crop, to bundle the fruits of their labor. To a farmer, the harvest ...
|
|
| John Ortberg Learns Valuable Lessons from Vineyard | Printer view
Average User Rating: 
|
| Topics: | Choices, Complacency, Consequences, Decisions, Distractions, Editor's Choice, Finances, Focus, Fruit, God, providence of, Greed, Harvest, Harvest, Spiritual, Laziness, Life, Lifestyle, Reaping, Rewards, Sowing, Sowing and reaping, Stewardship, Work |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Editor's Choice, Marriage & Sex, Stories, Work & Career |
| References: | Job 4:8, Proverbs 24:30-34, Proverbs 26:16, Proverbs 27:23-24, Matthew 25:14-30, Colossians 3:17-4:1 |
| Tone: | Warn |
|
A little while ago, my wife kidnapped me and took me to Napa Valley for a romantic, overnight getaway for just the two of us. I had never been to Napa Valley before. It's lovely. What struck me as I was going past the vineyards was all of the thought and action that went into the rows of vines. A fruitful, productive vineyard is a thing of beauty. But here's the thing about vineyards: they don't just ...
|
|
| Signs Follow Decisions | Printer view
Average User Rating: 
|
| Topics: | Choices, Complacency, Consequences, Decisions, Faith, Fruit, God, providence of, Harvest, Life, Lifestyle, Reaping, Responsibility, Rewards, Signs, Sowing, Sowing and reaping |
| Filters: | Everyday Disciples, Free, Stories |
| References: | Genesis 12:1-9, Nehemiah 1, Nehemiah 2:1-10, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 9:20-22, Matthew 14:22-33, Mark 1:16-20, Mark 5:25-34, Mark 6:45-51, Luke 5:2-11, Luke 8:43-48, John 1:35-42, John 4:43-54, John 6:15-21, Philemon 1:22, Hebrews 11 |
| Tone: | Commend |
|
In my experience, signs follow decisions. The way you overcome spiritual inertia and produce spiritual momentum is by making tough decisions. And the tougher the decision, the more potential momentum it will produce. The primary reason most of us don't see God moving is simply because we aren't moving. If you want to see God move, you need to make a move!
I learned this lesson in dramatic fashion ...
Mark Batterson, Wild Goose Chase (Multnomah, 2008), pp. 32-33 |
|
| Changing the Course of Your Life—Now! | Printer view
Average User Rating:
|
| Topics: | Action, Apathy, Change, Choices, Complacency, Consequences, Conviction, Decisions, Eternal death, Eternal life, Eternity, Life, Lifestyle, Reaping, Repentance, Rewards, Sowing, Sowing and reaping, Uncertainty |
| Filters: | Quotes |
| References: | Genesis 12:1-9, Nehemiah 1, Nehemiah 2:1-10, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 9:20-22, Matthew 14:22-33, Mark 1:16-20, Mark 5:25-34, Mark 6:45-51, Luke 5:2-11, Luke 8:43-48, John 1:35-42, John 4:43-54, John 6:15-21, 2 Corinthians 6:2, Philemon 1:22, Hebrews 11 |
| Tone: | Warn |
|
...
|
|
| Jack Nicholson on Life and Death | Printer view
Average User Rating:
|
| Topics: | Consequences, Death, Easter, Eternal death, Eternal life, Faith, Fear, Heaven, Hell, Hope, Jesus Christ, Judgment, Life, Lifestyle, Mortality, Peace, Resurrection, Salvation, Sowing and reaping, Trust |
| Filters: | Famous People, Free, Quotes |
| References: | John 3:16, John 11:25-26, John 14:1-6, Romans 8:35-39, 1 Corinthians 15:1-28, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, Philippians 1:21, Hebrews 9:27, Revelation 20:11-22:5 |
| Tone: | Neutral/Mixed |
|
In the 2007 film The Bucket List, two terminally ill men—played by Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman—take a road trip to do the things they always said they would do before they "kicked the bucket." In anticipation of the film's release, Nicholson was interviewed for an article in Parade magazine. While reflecting on his personal life, Nicholson said:
I used to live so freely. The mantra ...
|
|
| People Changing Habits Because of Possible Global Warming | Printer view
Average User Rating: Not yet rated
|
| Topics: | Change, Consequences, Conviction, Creation, Decisions, Dedication, Environment, Environmentalism, Habits, Lifestyle, Reaping, Sowing, Sowing and reaping |
| Filters: | Statistics |
| References: | Genesis 1, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:8-16, Job 4:8, Psalm 8, Psalm 19:1-6, Psalm 24:1, Galatians 6:7 |
| Tone: | Commend |
|
Most people live in a way that shows they believe their actions have consequences for good or ill. For example, although people disagree about whether global warming is real, those who do believe it is real are starting to change the way they live. According to a 2008 survey conducted by ABC News, Planet Green, and Stanford University, 80 percent of U.S. adults believe global warming is a reality. ...
|
|
| Inventor a Victim of His Own Invention | Printer view
Average User Rating: Not yet rated
|
|
|
Several years after inventing radar, Sir Robert Watson-Watt was arrested in Canada for speeding. He'd been caught in a radar trap. He wrote this poem:
Pity Sir Robert Watson-Watt,
strange target of his radar plot,
and this, with others I could mention,
a victim of his own invention.
|
|
| Waitress's Kindness Rewarded | Printer view
Average User Rating:
|
| Topics: | Character, Christlikeness, Consequences, Enemies, Faithfulness, Godliness, Holiness, Integrity, Kindness, Meekness, Patience, Respect, Rewards, Righteousness, Self-control, Self-discipline, Servanthood, Service, Sowing and reaping, Surprise, Temper, Tenacity, Testing, Tests, Tolerance, Trials, Uprightness |
| Filters: | Free, Money, Stories |
| References: | Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:38-48, 2 Corinthians 6:3-10, Galatians 5:22-23, Philippians 2:12-18 |
| Tone: | Neutral/Mixed |
|
Every day, for close to seven years, Walter "Buck" Swords cursed and stomped his feet in his favorite restaurant, Luby's Cafeteria, demanding that he get his food exactly as he wanted it. Every day, for close to seven years, his preferred waitress, Melina Salazar, offered a patient smile and did whatever she could to help her most stubborn customer. After years of thankless service, Salazar was rewarded. ...
David Slagle, Decatur, Georgia, and Brian Lowery, associate editor, PreachingToday.com; source: Associated Press, "Man leaves $50,000, Buick to waitress," USA Today (12-28-07) |
|
| Praying Against the Consequences of Sin | Printer view
Average User Rating:
|
| Topics: | Bondage, spiritual, Brokenness, Church attendance, Consequences, Culture, Depravity, Disobedience, Fall of Humanity, Foolishness, Free will, Guilt, Human condition, Human nature, Lostness, Poverty, spiritual, Prayer, Rebellion, Running from God, Sin, Sinful nature, Sowing and reaping, Temptation, Will, human, World, Worldliness |
| Filters: | Editor's Choice, Famous People, Pop Culture, Quotes |
| References: | Genesis 3, Numbers 32:23, Job 4:8, Proverbs 22:8, Hosea 8:7, Romans 1:18-32, Romans 3:23, Galatians 5:19-21, Galatians 6:7-8 |
| Tone: | Neutral/Mixed |
|
Most of us spend the first six days of each week sowing wild oats, then we go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure.
—Fred Allen, U.S. comedian (1894–1956)
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Illustrations: Search Results
back to top
