Who likes dull, lifeless things? How many people live in pursuit of the bland? Gray may be an in-vogue color for a wall in one’s home, but it is never in vogue as the condition of one’s heart. Where is the color and the fullness? Where is the life? Where is the brilliance? The word brilliant comes from the Latin …
“The model prayer of our Lord, called familiarly ‘The Lord’s Prayer,’ is the universal prayer, because it is peculiarly adapted to all men everywhere in all circumstances in all times of need.” E.M. Bounds Edward McKendree (E.M.) Bounds (1835–1913) was a Methodist minister and Civil War chaplain. He considered prayer to be essential to life and as vital as physical …
I’ve never been considered a math genius, but I have studied mathematics, and I understand how powerful multiplication is. Let me give you an easy example. 2 + 3 is 5, right? But 2 x 3 is 6. A small increase, but growth, nonetheless. Adding is fine, but multiplication lends itself to improvements beyond merely adding. When we multiply, there …
“Then they [the children of Israel] cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.” Psalm 107:13–15 Psalm 107 is one of many powerful …
Jesus had spent the day teaching by the sea of Galilee. Eventually, it came time for Jesus and His twelve closest disciples to travel by boat to the other side of the sea so He could teach elsewhere. The biblical account in Mark 4 tells us that sometime during that trip, a fierce gale kicked up. Jesus’s disciples—many of them …
BE. TREXO’s BE: resources provide clarity for the follower of Jesus. In critical areas of the faith, we provide simple recipes that build a framework within which all other areas of faith can be understood and lived. Confusion is a very effective weapon against one’s ability to experience LIFE in Jesus. Many Christians live frustrated lives, with little confidence, because …
