Even when times are hard, we trust God to provide. That provision may come directly through God and those he sends, or through exodus.

We trust Jesus to be the judge of humans. Our job is to love our neighbors as we endeavor to live a seven-day practical faith.

To listen to God's voice, we must block out other voices.

If we don't read the Bible, we won't be able to see what God is trying to show us. We'll make up our own stories about life.

Even in difficult times, we can thank God and trust God to get us through.

In our practical faith, we want to be non-transactional, not judging others based on their value, but simply loving them as God does.

Cecil describes the hurt that three young men are enduring and how they can avoid bitterness by turning to the healing power of God.

One oil drop contaminates a large amount of water. A small sin contaminates our lives. Why worry about others' sins when we're all polluted?

We may not be of one mind, but we can be of one heart by staying united without being uniform. We must trust God's wisdom and Jesus's vision

Cecil likes to get his hands dirty while gardening. We're also called to get our hands dirty serving Jesus in our seven-day practical faith.

Cecil muses on how the renewed vigor of his dewberry vines maps to our trust in God and a Biblical prophecy of the day when wars will cease.

We learn to trust Jesus when we realize that Jesus is everything to us, a sign that we are deepening our seven-day practical faith.

1 Colossians 1:16-17 The mourners were asked to sing a hymn at my friend's mother's memorial service, a familiar tune of "This is My...

Joy is a part of our seven-day practical faith. We rejoice despite circumstances, because joy is derived from the Holy Spirit's presence.

2 Timothy 2:1,3-4 I remember my first flight on a rainy day. The dark clouds sat heavy over the landscape, and the tarmac was soaked from...

When we trust God in difficult times, we can cast our cares on the Lord and receive the benefits of his tenderness and providence.

We trust God and the Ten Commandments to instruct on how to live. Sometimes the instruction is "Don't do that!"

We can trust God when we go wrong because of the Parable of the Prodigal Son. This post discusses Rembrandt's painting of Jesus's story.

"If you are hurt in church, you heal in church." These are wise, hopeful words as we trust God to heal us through his church.

John 15:9,13 I heard the sweetest little boy sing "Jesus Loves Me" on a social media video post. At first, I couldn't make out what he...