by Bob Gass | Apr 25, 2022 | The Word for Today
One of the truest tests of leadership is how you respond to somebody else’s success. Do you rejoice, or secretly resent them? Do you feel like their blessing somehow came at your expense? King Saul sent David out to fight Goliath. When he succeeded and the Israelites...
by Bob Gass | Apr 24, 2022 | The Word for Today
Consider some of the people who are enslaved today through no fault of their own—children sold into the sex trade and immigrants sold into forced labour. That’s not the kind of slavery Paul is talking about when he writes, ‘You become the slave of whatever you choose...
by Bob Gass | Apr 23, 2022 | The Word for Today
When our children are young, we’re so busy providing them with things like love, protection, discipline, training, and authority that it feels like these responsibilities will go on forever. But they don’t. When our children reach their late teens and early twenties,...
by Bob Gass | Apr 22, 2022 | The Word for Today
Paul writes, ‘Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!’ Why did Paul repeat himself? Because joy is the fuel we run on, and unless we maintain it, we can run out. That means regularly checking your fuel gauge to make sure you’re not being sucked into...
by Bob Gass | Apr 21, 2022 | The Word for Today
At the graveside of His friend Lazarus, Jesus told his grieving sisters Mary and Martha two all-important things: (1) ‘Your brother will rise again.’ (John 11:23 NASB) (2) ‘Everyone who lives in Me and believes in Me will never ever die. Do you believe this?’...