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Sweeter than Honeycomb

January 15, 2014

Are you facing stress, burnout, or depression beyond what you think you can bear? If so, there’s a good chance you know exactly what it feels like to crave sweet relief. Sure, you can turn to chocolate or temporary, feel-good fixes the world offers. But for lasting relief – eternal relief – there’s something that is sweeter and more satisfying even than honey.

These are the exact words that King David used to describe the effect that the Word of God had on his trouble spirit: “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Psalm 119:103). And in Proverbs 4:20-22, King Solomon wrote that wise words are to be hidden deep within our hearts “for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body.”

Excerpted from The Chocolate [ … ]

SNEAK PEEK: A Table by the Window by Hilary Manton Lodge

January 14, 2014

Heirloom recipes, family secrets…and a chance for love

Click here to download chapter one of A Table by the Window.

 The youngest heir to a French-Italian restaurant dynasty, food writer Juliette D’Alisa has spent her life negotiating her skill with words and her restaurant aspirations. When her brother Nico offers her a chance to open a restaurant together, she feels torn—does she really have what it takes? Should she risk leaving her journalism career?

Click here to download chapter one of A Table by the Window.

 

 

A Divine Calling

January 14, 2014

If we ever wonder if we have what it takes to live in victory, we have only to look at the life of our Savior. Jesus walked by the Spirit, the same Holy Spirit who lives in us…We have the same Spirit, the same authority, and the same power.

Our problem is that we don’t know it, or we know it and don’t appropriate it, or we don’t believe it’s for today. Our faith is small. It moves sandcastles, not mountains.

Just before Jesus ascended, He said:

All authority has been given to Me in heaven and
on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and
the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe
all that I commanded you; and lo, I am [ … ]

NEWS: Joel Osteen Ministries Blogs About “The Power of A Half Hour”

January 13, 2014

The Power of A Half hour by Tommy Barnett is the topic on Joel Osteen Ministries blog.

Osteen writes, “As my friend, Tommy Barnett shares in his new book, The Power of a Half Hour thirty minutes can wreck or redeem a life. Think about all you can do in thirty minutes; have lunch, watch television, check Facebook, or work on your goals and dreams, get ahead, build a relationship, or grow with God. The time passes anyway. You decide if that time is used to help you get ahead or not.”

To read the complete post, click here.

Sneak Peek: Cloak of the Light by Chuck Black

January 13, 2014

Read the first chapter of Cloak of the Light.

Drew is caught in a world of light – just inches away from the dark.

What if…there was a world beyond our vision, a world just fingertips beyond our reach? What if…our world wasn’t beyond their influence?

Tragedy and heartache seem to be waiting for Drew Carter at every turn, but college offers Drew a chance to start over—until an accident during a physics experiment leaves him blind and his genius friend, Benjamin Berg, missing.

 

 

NEWS: Shaunti Feldhahn Interviewed on “The Blaze”

January 13, 2014

Bestselling author Shaunti Feldhahn was recently interviewed by Billy Hallowell on The Blaze. 

“A lot of what makes the happiest marriage is very, very simple stuff… In our culture … you’re slated to view it as if you need to have a PhD in psychology to have a happy marriage and it’s all this complicated stuff — and it’s really not,” Shaunti explained.

To read the entire interview, click here. 

God’s tests

January 13, 2014

We cannot answer every why question. But there is always this answer: my faith is being tested by the Lord who loves me and will help me. And our Lord never wastes his tests. Whether we believe this truth is, in fact, part of the test. In the mind of Jesus, the promise that he would give them the crown of life was enough to sustain the Christians in Smyrna. I praise God that this has been, and pray that it always will be enough…

Excerpted from A Godward Heart by John Piper

Daily Reflection: How can you reminder yourself daily of Jesus’ promise?

Sneak Peek: The Holy Land Key – Chapters 17 & 18 – by Ray Bentley

January 12, 2014


Don’t Just Read Prophecy. Step into Its Fulfillment.

Click here to download chapter 17 & 18 of The Holy Land Key.

The Holy Land Key opens our eyes to little-known aspects of prophecy, including:
·         God’s master plan revealed in the seven Feasts of the Lord
·         The ingathering of God’s people, and the ways Israelis are hearing from God today
·         Significant prophetic patterns discovered in the lunar cycle
·         Awe-inspiring testimonies to God’s glory spelled out in the night sky
·         Glimpses of God’s future kingdom revealed in the stories of well-known figures from Scripture

 

Click here to download chapter 17 & 18 of The Holy Land Key.