Taking Time to Reflect
“I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. I will ponder all your work, and meditate [reflect] on your mighty deeds” ~ Ps.77:11-12 The Need to Reflect For …
God, My All-Sufficient Portion: How William Carey Found Strength to Plod
William Carey’s heart raced as he leaned against the railing of the Kron Princess Maria.[1] The winds and tides had finally allowed the Danish ship …
Announcing Daring Dependence: A New Missions Devotional
“James Wilson woke up chained to a corpse again. Yet another of his fellow prisoners had perished in the night. As he lay dehydrated on …
The Fear of Sin and the Fear of the Lord
This is the final article in the “Food Offered Unto Idols” series by missionary Forrest McPhail. Of the billions of people today who worship literal …
Laying Aside Our Rights
1 Corinthians 8 showed us that love for Christ and His people determines how we use our “rights.” As applied to eating food offered to …
Family Devotions: Help! What Do I Do?
A line of children—your children—stare up at you from the sofa. The younger ones bounce with anticipation. The teens raise their eyebrows in skepticism. Family …
Family Devotions: The Launchpad for Spiritual Leadership in the Home
You’ve felt those eyes before, burning across the room at you. Your child, arms crossed, has pitted his will against yours, and you feel like …
10 Quotes from “A God-Sized Vision: Revival Stories that Stretch and Stir”
We don’t often do book recommendations at Rooted Thinking, but I recently read a book that was just too good not to share with our …
Food Offered to Idols: The Priority of Love
The whole discussion of food offered to idols in 1 Corinthians 8-10 is still immediately relevant to billions of people in our world today. The …
Food Offered to Idols: A Contemporary Issue
Billions of people in today’s world worship idols, angels, spirits of the dead/ancestors, and other spiritual powers. [1] People have been worshiping demons and idols since the …