At the End of Your Rope

Perhaps you’ve heard the saying, “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.”

Dave DeSelmNovember 12, 2024devotionals, devotional, disciple, discipleship, Psalm 23, perseverance, you are not alone, not alone, hang onComment

Staying Power

Hebrews 11 is commonly called “the faith chapter.” It’s filled with accounts of those who stand out as shining stars in God’s universe.

Dave DeSelmOctober 29, 2024devotionals, devotional, disciple, discipleship, perseverance, Moses, endurance, enduredComment

Reserving Judgment

An old Chinese legend is told about how, many years ago, there lived an old man along with his son and a horse. Back in those days, having a horse would be like owning a car in our day – very valuable.

God's Tests

Have you, in your educational experience, ever had a really, really hard test? Something that was almost unfair in its difficulty? I read some time back of a college student who faced that in a big way. He was taking a class on ornithology – the study of birds. And the final was coming up which he knew was going to be a bear because the professor had a reputation for giving extremely difficult tests.

Dave DeSelmJuly 24, 2019tests, Abraham, James 1:3-4, trust, bird feet, trials, perseveranceComment

The Power of Perspective

The coed had two problems common to many college students: low grades and no money. She was forced to communicate both to her parents, whom she knew would have a problem understanding. After considerable thought she decided to use a creative approach to soften the blows of reality. Here’s what she wrote in her letter home:

Dave DeSelmMay 17, 2019perspective, eternity, 2 Corinthians 4, 2 Corinthains 11, trials, struggles, pain, endurance, perseveranceComment

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