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Seek Him First (Not Second, Third, or Last)

November 1st, 2024.

When I first started reading my Bible and trying to have a morning quiet time, I didn’t really have the tools to do it well. Frankly, no one had ever equipped me to have a quiet time. I had no tools.

 

Truth be told, my early quiet times were an exercise in checking the box. I’d open my Bible, read some passages, and end up with little or no idea what God was trying to tell me. In fact, by 8:00 AM, when I rolled into the office, I couldn’t recall what I had read. Nothing stuck.

 

Are you part of the 49% of Christians who don’t plan to vote?

October 30th, 2024.

CBMC Team,

I recently read from a Barna study stating that 49% of Christians in America don’t plan to vote in the upcoming election.

This number startled me, and it got me thinking.

As president of CBMC USA, I get the privilege of traveling around the world and seeing how people from other countries live and listening to how they view the USA.

Narrow lanes

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. – Matthew 7:13-14

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Tags:  Path, Preparation, Life, Christ, Relationship, God, Attention, Be Ready, Search, Practice, Experience, Opportunity, Intentionality, Expectation, Discovery, Readiness, Action, Persistence, Highway, Choice

Renew your mind

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. – Romans 12:2

Have you ever been so busy you’ve overlooked something extremely obvious?

Some examples of what I am talking about:

Tags:  God's Will, Blessing, Gratitude, Challenges, Life, Transformed, Renewal, Growth, God's Way

Alone with God - Part 1

And after he had dismissed the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone – Matthew 14:23

Tags:  Solitude, Retreat, Spiritual Rest, Renewal, Journey, Growth, Time with God, Prayer, Reflection, Quiet, Be Still, Clarity, God's Love, Joy, Peace, Fulfillment, Quality of Life, Draw Near to God, Enrichment

Wise builders

Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. — Matthew 7:24

Here Jesus explains how building our life is like building a house. If we want a house that will last, it must have a solid foundation. And the only foundation for living is to listen to Jesus’ teaching and put it into practice.

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Tags:  God's Word, Wisdom, Building, Foundation, Jesus, Rock, Obedience, Light, Life

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