April 2020 – Faith Trekker

April 28, 2020 0 By Phil Bickel

Servitude or Freedom

A yoke is a wooden device which unites two animals so they can work in tandem. When Paul Simon sang, “I am a rock. I am an island,” he was expressing a lie people tell themselves. We all need to be connected, or yoked to someone or something, but will the relationship make us stronger? Jesus offers you a yoke that frees you.

“I Have a Gift for You!”

Outfitted

I awoke Easter morning hearing: “Get up! I have a gift for you!” For a few weeks I had been reading 1 Corinthians 12-14. Therefore, I guessed the Lord meant He was going to grant me one of the gifts of the Spirit mentioned there.

I knelt and prayed with my palms open, waiting for the gift. When nothing seemed to arrive, I asked God for a verse of guidance. Jeremiah 7:14 surfaced in my mind. So, I looked it up:

Stormy Nights are Story Nights

Rescued

In these dark and stormy days and nights in which we live, we feel isolated and lack hope. Let this 4-minute video kindle a warm blaze of story telling among those who li