GOOD QUESTIONS GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW – Part 1
This is part 1, of what will hopefully become a 3 part series from Ron Simkins, on the power of asking good questions to God. As we journey with Ron,
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Are We Really Valuable to God? Part 2
Returning to the theme of my notes in October and November, I want to emphasize yet again that when we ask the questions “Am I good or bad?” and “Are
Read MoreThe Other Birth Narrative
The Other Birth Narrative – the one almost never read at Christmas Time. Before looking at the “Christmas Story” and “Birth of Jesus Narrative” that is rarely read in Churches
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This week, Ron Simkins reminds us how valuable we are to God through the study of the word segullah. May his writing bring encouragement to you today. –Melissa Logsdon, NCF
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Glimpsing- and believing!- how valuable we are in God’s eyes, and how valuable each person is, can be a struggle at times. May the resounding “Yes” to the difficult questions
Read MoreWhere to Focus #3
Here is installment #3 on the Where to Focus series of essays from NCF Pastor Emeritus, Ron Simkins. What follows is a much-needed prescription for all the dis-ease we face
Read MoreWhere to Focus? #2
This week we get part 2 of Where to Focus? from Ron Simkins. Ron emphasizes: “focusing on the WHO before moving on to the WHERE/WHAT…makes for growth individually and as
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Pursuing happiness doesn’t make us happier. Trying not to worry rarely gives us peace. Below, Ron Simkins refocuses us on why we are praying for more of the Holy Spirit.
Read MoreIn For the Long Run? #5
In his 5th and final installment of In For The Long Run, Ron Simkins encourages us through the story of penicillin to “keep on keeping on” even when it looks like nothing
Read MoreJesus’ Party-Throwing God
Do we think of God as the One who throws the best parties? Or Jesus as the host with the most, or the featured first on the guest list? Ron
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