Author Archives: Don Follis

Blessing is the projection of good into the life of another. It isn’t just words. It’s the actual putting forth of your will for the good of another person. It always involves God, because when you will the good of another person, you realize only God is capable of bringing that. So we naturally say,ContinueContinue reading “Do you know how to really bless another person?”

From prison the Apostle Paul gives us a great game plan for today (Ephesians 4:1-2) …As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 1. God loves us. He believesContinueContinue reading “Here’s a great game plan for Today”

In Mark chapter 10, Jesus asked the same question twice, once to James and John, two of his closest friends, and once to a blind beggar.”What do you want me to do for you?” (verse 36, 51)1.  Peter and John’s answer:  “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left inContinueContinue reading “What do you want God to do for you … TODAY?”

  A couple of years ago comedian Conan O’Brien gave students at Dartmouth College the following warning:”Nietzsche famously said, ‘Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.’ … What he failed to stress is that it almost kills you.”Catherine Woodiwiss at Sojourners Magazine wrote, “Odd things show up after a serious loss and creep into every cornerContinueContinue reading “Whatever doesn’t kill you, well, doesn’t kill you!”

I Corinthians 4:4-54 This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. 2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 3 I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court;ContinueContinue reading “The Apostle Paul didn’t even judge himself … Neither should we!”

So you set out 2014 with great ambition.  You laid out your plan.  The first days you’ve done sowell, especially with your daily devotions.  Life makes sense.  Life is full of joy and energy.  Yes!Well congratulations! But wait.  Yesterday someone said to me, “I’ve already made some stupid choices.  For one, I missed my devotionsContinueContinue reading “Every day with the Lord is a new day!”

James 3:17New International Version (NIV)17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Writer Ken Sande says that “God’s wisdom is primarily relational, not informational.” I’ve been noticing that the vast majority of the Bible’s teachings on wisdom are presentedContinueContinue reading “Wisdom from God is never in the abstract…”