by Kevin Murray | Jan 28, 2014 | Life Lessons
Self-pity is a ruinous thing. Pride hides therein, cloaked in excuses, each one contending undue hardship. But behind the facade of deprivation, the illogic and pretense of self-pity are easily exposed. Consider: God says He loves us. Thus, we are beloved. And to be...
by Kevin Murray | Dec 11, 2013 | Prayer
Solomon opens Ecclesiastes with a dismal pronouncement: “Everything is meaningless!” (Eccles. 1:2) After spending much of his life in pursuit of monuments, fortunes, and pleasures, his all-out effort to fabricate meaning out of his own existence failed. Fast-forward...
by Kevin Murray | Nov 18, 2013 | Prayer
Encourage to Faith Ministries 2013 Year End Update To All, “I pray You, show me your glory.” These are the plaintive words of Moses in Exodus 33:18. These words have also been my prayer in 2013, and God has wonderfully shown His glory in so many ways. This past year...
by Kevin Murray | Nov 13, 2013 | Encouragement
There is a wall that we all build. We think it protects us. “Tear it down.” The wall was begun when we were a child. We were scared. We were unsure. We were selfish. So we built. “Tear it down.” We accepted Christ, but the wall remained. And we tried to look over the...
by Kevin Murray | Oct 14, 2013 | Challenges
Our country is in trouble. No two ways about it. Morality is in decline, self-absorption is on the rise, and the precepts of the Bible are being redefined or ignored altogether. It’s easy to become discouraged. But in so doing, we show that we are listening to the...
