KneEmail - a devotional by Mike Benson associated with Forthright Magazine
Kneemail - Growth
MOST PEOPLE FIGHT against change, especially when it affects them personally... As novelist Leo Tolstoy said, "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." The ironic thing is that change is inevitable. Everybody has...
FAITH IS INDISPENSIBLE in the lives of individual Christians (Hebrews 11:6)... Faith is also the vital ingredient for church growth. The words "faith" and "belief" are used almost 500 times in the New Testament. No individual or congregation can ever...
GENERAL GEORGE PATTON argued, "Success is measured by how high you bounce when you've hit bottom..." Simon Peter is a perfect illustration of this truth. He forsook his Lord and Friend in the garden. He even denied that he knew...
APPROXIMATELY FIVE THOUSAND ships departed England on June 6, 1944 for the coast of Normandy to take place in the greatest invasion of World War II... One skipper, lecturing his crew on fear, declared, "Fear is a healthy thing." One...
IMAGINE A PERSON you love very much... They are a wonderful person and a terrific FRIEND - smart and capable. You have a great rapport, and enjoy the times you are together. You laugh together, and can share sorrows too....
WHENEVER YOU FIND yourself going through times of testing, there is always a reason...a very good reason... In fact, there are several reasons. Testing times are to: UNCOVER something: When God allows pressures and trials, it is so that you...
WHEN I STARTED leading prayers in the worship service, I prayed on one occasion that God would "help us all to grow..." After the service a sweet lady in the church pulled me aside and complimented me on my prayer....