Entries by Michael Parham

Jesus’ ministry was just getting started. He had done several significant miracles and large crowds were beginning to follow him.
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Some days life takes us by surprise. [Read more »] 

I often listen to lectures while driving or walking.

Recently, I listened as a social psychologist presented his theories about how and why many people reject God and turn to atheism. But what really got my attention was the question and answer session following his lecture. A statistical psychologist explained a study in which he and other psychologists documented the religious behavior of a group of aspiring professionals who were required to pass a rigorous examination in order to be licensed to practice their profession. As the test date drew nearer, many of those in the study group reported spending more time praying—including those who professed not to be religious. Surprisingly—or perhaps not—the study concluded that those who prayed the most were more likely to fail the exam.
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A question that confronts each of us at various times in our life goes something like this, “How do I discover God’s will for my life?” Especially as young people become adults, or as we transition to new phases of life—perhaps upon finishing school, or changing careers, or getting married, or retiring. [Read more »] 

As we learn to hear our Father’s voice, we must also continue to grow and mature as our Father’s children. Jesus Christ demonstrated the kind of relationship with the Father that the Father desires with each of His children. [Read more »] 

As soon as you read the next sentence, you will very likely be polarized into one of three distinct groups.

The other evening, the Lord told me...

Some of you immediately thought, "I don't believe that's true." Others thought, "Well, what did He say?" And, finally, some would say, "I wish He would speak to me."
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I've been blessed this week to hear two wonderful sermons. Each was spontaneous; neither was in church. I was simply there when a man, and later a woman, was compelled to share God's truth and to challenge to another to a better way. [Read more »] 

Allow me to share something from my devotional reading that I find both challenging and encouraging; an understanding of Biblical Truth that is instantly applicable to me today. [Read more »] 

"Thy Kingdom Come," these words in the middle of the Lord's Prayer, may invoke in Christians a sense of God's glory and greatness, while non-believers may politely quote the entire prayer as a quaint relic of a by-gone era. But what do the words actually mean? [Read more »]