Recently, I was moved to read about the story of 13-year-old Hannah Foy, a young girl from Missouri who had decided to read the whole Bible in one year. She completed her goal a week early and proudly shared the news with her mom and friends. When telling her mom about her Bible experience she …
According to a recent USA Today survey, almost half of all people surveyed are unhappy with their jobs. Do you ever feel that way? Are you happy with your vocation? I’ll admit, I have been very disappointed with my work at times—and I’m a pastor! If you’re honest you’ll probably admit that you’ve had struggles …
This is a guest post by fellow Tribe Writer, Leonard McElveen. He is an ordained minister at Word of Faith church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can follow him at www.leonardmcelveen.com My wife and I have been married for almost 10 years and we’ve overcome many obstacles through the power of prayer. We realized that we …
A while ago my family took a trip to an indoor amusement park. While we were there, we jumped onto the bumper cars and spent the next 5 minutes bashing into one another, laughing and trying to cram each other’s cars into the corner of the ride. It was a ton of fun. Life is …
The other day I was talking with a friend when he told me he was being “messed with” by the Devil. I told him that was impossible and that Satan (the Devil), probably didn’t even know who he was. This led us into a fascinating conversation about the spiritual realm and supernatural phenomena. What stuck …
I will admit it. Praying isn’t that fun—I’m just being honest. Perhaps you don’t agree with me, but I would guess you don’t look forward to praying, at least not in the same way you look forward to things like movies, sporting events, or hanging out with close friends. It’s okay, I’m the same way. …
Last week I wrote a post called 3 Simple Suggestions to Help You Start Reading Your Bible and my goal was to encourage people who feel the Bible is intimidating. I received great feedback on that post, but several people told me they had trouble finding time to read their Bible. I certainly understand that …
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When my kids were younger, we encouraged them to make up a Christmas list each year. They would get pencil and paper out and pour through toy store catalogs, listing all of the things they wanted. One year my son asked me, “How come on my birthday you buy me presents, and on Jesus’s birthday, …
Recently, I read the amazing story of Mary Jones, a young girl who wanted nothing more than to have a Bible of her own. Born in 1864, the Welsh girl saved money for six years until she had enough money to purchase a Bible. Then at age 16, she walked 50 miles roundtrip and barefoot …
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A while back I wrote a post entitled, “3 Terrible Reasons To Leave Your Church.” No, I didn’t write it because hundreds of people were leaving my church. I wrote it because in my experience people frequently leave churches for the wrong reasons. Yes, there are reasons to leave a church. I wrote about that …