by Kevin Miller | Sep 3, 2019 | Spiritual Disciplines
One of the clearest ways God displays His grace is by continuing on with us and promising His presence and provision despite what He knows about our future failures. Let’s be honest. If you knew about how one of your friends would fail you in the future, you may give...
by Kevin Miller | Aug 27, 2019 | Encouragement
We are our own worst critics. We know the stuff no one else knows or sees. We know the things we cover up and put filters on for social media. We know our insufficiencies, our failures, our regrets, and our guilt. Sometimes we even live in fear that others will find...
by Kevin Miller | Aug 20, 2019 | Spiritual Disciplines
God knows the propensities of the human heart very well. He made us, after all, and in his sovereignty, He knows what’s best for us. In Deuteronomy 17, He lays out some rules for Israel’s future kings. The rules He gave were designed to be preventative measures to...
by Kevin Miller | Aug 13, 2019 | Encouragement
How was your Monday? Mine began with my iPhone falling off the hood of my car and getting run over in the street, shattering it into expensive, skin-cutting shards. That event began a chain reaction of long phone calls, unplanned purchases, being late to meetings, and...
by Kevin Miller | Aug 6, 2019 | Encouragement
My five-year old son has a problem with his legs. At least he says he does. He seems to have an allergic reaction to shopping and malls in general. The moment we walk in, his legs stop working and he asks to be carried by one of us. Sometimes he literally collapses in...
by Kevin Miller | Jul 30, 2019 | Spiritual Disciplines
Living in an agricultural city like Clarksville means there are often odors and aromas wherever you travel. Just a few hundreds yards from our house in one direction, you’ll smell the pleasing aroma of Chris’ Pizza Village. If you travel a few hundred yards the other...
by Kevin Miller | Jul 23, 2019 | Spiritual Disciplines
If you’re a pet owner, you are in the habit of regularly talking to animals that cannot talk back: hamsters, dogs, iguanas, goldfish… You talk to them. They just wag their tails or wiggle their fins, then go on with life. But what if they did talk back? In one of my...
by Kevin Miller | Jul 16, 2019 | Encouragement
Pumpernickel, sourdough, ciabatta, croissant… I am an equal opportunity bread consumer. Are there any other bread lovers out there who know what I’m talking about? I know God’s Word says “man does not live by bread alone,” but sometimes I think I could. God often...
by Kevin Miller | Jul 9, 2019 | Encouragement
In Exodus 16, as Israel was fresh out of Egypt, God showed up and provided miraculously for them in the wilderness. Each morning, this unidentifiable food object (UFO?) appeared on the ground. They couldn’t figure out what it was, so they called it “manna.” Literal...
by Kevin Miller | Jul 2, 2019 | Spiritual Disciplines
Independence Day is just days away. We’ll scarf food down and blow fireworks up as we celebrate our freedom as Americans. We remember July 4, 1776 as the date our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence, officially marking the birth of the United States of...
