by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“And all the people saw the thundering and lightnings and the noise of the trumpet and the mountain smoking—and when the people saw it, they removed and stood afar off.  And they said unto Moses, ‘You speak with us and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Vince Olaer | Christian Music
Last Sunday, we sung in the church Trading My Sorrows by Darrel Evans. I first heard this song in a youth camp more than a decade ago.This post comes with chords and lyrics. As we sing it, I feel like God is telling us, “go and trade your sorrows for the joy...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Vince Olaer | Illustration
Without the Fire the Seeds Will Never Grow Stretching south for hundreds of miles from Glacier National Park lay a majestic mixture of valleys, rushing streams, and gargantuan mountains called the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Backpackers have hiked there for decades...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious against the workers of iniquity—for they shall soon be cut down like the grass and wither as the green herb.” Psalm 37:1-2 If Christ is on His Throne—and He is—and He lives within our hearts, we should always...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.  Old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” II Corinthians 5:17 From God’s perspective, it’s an accomplished fact; from our perspective, it’s an ongoing process. How difficult today’s...