Rejoice in Him

Claire, Elisabeth, Ginger, Julie, and Rick share thoughts from the heart to the heart

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Rick Higgins

Experiencing God’s Rest

Would you say that your life is characterized as restful?  In our frenetic 24/7 society you may even wonder if it’s possible.  Take a look at this tremendous promise from God’s word, So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of… Continue Reading →

The Danger of a Hard Heart

The writer of the book of Hebrews relates a somber warning from Psalm 95, Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS AS WHEN THEY PROVOKED ME, AS IN THE… Continue Reading →

Presidential Election 2012

Perhaps your presidential candidate won the election, perhaps your candidate lost – regardless of the election results – God is still in control!  God is still on the throne and He is still in charge!  It seems that at times we may… Continue Reading →

Greater

Steven Furtick describes how he was challenged by Jesus’ amazing statement in John 14:12, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do;… Continue Reading →

Word of the Day: Reconcile

Our English word “reconcile” comes from the Latin word reconcilare which means “to bring together again” (re- “again” + concilare “make friendly”).  We often think of reconciliation in the context of interpersonal relationships, but there is an even greater separation than people who disagree with one… Continue Reading →

Dreams

Do you have a dream of what God can do in and through your life?  All of us have had dreams but sometimes we lose sight of the dream.  Doubts within and circumstances on the outside can cause you to lose sight… Continue Reading →

A Work in Progress

What is your attitude toward people who frustrate you?  Admit it – there are people in your life who seem to have the not so spiritual gift of frustrating you.  Regardless of your best efforts they have a propensity to take the… Continue Reading →

Truth or Lies

Robert S McGee in his book The Search For Significance: Seeing Your True Worth Through God’s Eyes reveals how to address emotional struggles associated with one’s self-worth.  He describes a challenge many of us face that he calls Satan’s lie.  Satan’s lie is the… Continue Reading →

Word for the Day: Redemption

What comes to your mind when you hear the word redemption?  When I was young I would go to the grocery store with my grandmother and after our purchase we would receive some green stamps and my job was to put… Continue Reading →

Know God – No Fear

This morning I was reading Die Losungen which is a devotional in German.  Today’s Old Testament verse is a great promise to those facing challenges, “Ich bin der HERR, dein Gott, der deine rechte Hand faßt und zu dir spricht: Fürchte dich… Continue Reading →

The Black Swan

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb argues that our world is dominated by the extreme, the unknown, and the very improbable (according to our knowledge) while we spend our time focusing on the known and… Continue Reading →

Parkinson’s Law

My last blog post presented an overview of the Pareto Principle that described how 20% of the effort accomplishes 80% of the results (as long as you get the right 20%).  Now that you’ve applied the Pareto Principle to your life you’re probably wondering what… Continue Reading →

The Pareto Principle

Early in the 20th century Vilfredo Pareto noticed that 20% of the pea pods in his garden contained 80% of the peas (he was probably minding just his peas because he didn’t say anything about his q’s).  Since he was an economist he noticed several… Continue Reading →

What Does God Want?

As you consider that question you may think “Since He is God there is nothing He needs.”  That is true, but is there anything God wants?  There is a common theme throughout the Bible, from Genesis to maps that reveals what God… Continue Reading →

Oak Trees and Kudzu

In South Carolina we see beautiful, majestic oak trees as well as the ubiquitous climbing vine called kudzu.  The oak trees have been alive for a significant number of years whereas the kudzu commences each spring and covers everything that is… Continue Reading →

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