Why Life Might Be Moving Slow
If you're even a little bit of a Bible-studier than you're familiar with the example James uses in describing the power of our tongue. He said, "A bit in the mouth of a horse controls the whole [...]
Finding the Right Self
You know I care about helping people find a "self to live with" through an understanding of who we've been made to be in Christ. But I was quite surprised to discover the scriptures use the [...]
From the Wells of Salvation
"Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation" (Isaiah 12:3). A young man recently visited our church. I was told that he had given his heart to Jesus in one of our [...]
Out of Strength? Read This
Here's a confession you should make daily: "I have been enabled and endued with Christ's strength to recover and increase in every area of my life!" When we read the encouragement Paul issued to believers in Ephesus, [...]
Pull the Weeds!
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 You are the keeper of your heart. Sometimes, we're unaware that the trials we are facing are directly related to the things we are allowing. Jesus said, "And some [...]
Move the Stones!
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Jesus made it very clear: the SEED is the Word of God and the GROUND is man's heart. In the parable of the sower, Jesus went on to [...]
Shoo The Birds!
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 In three different accounts, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, we find Jesus explaining the parable of the sower: “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he [...]
Of Greater Value
The author is unknown. In fact, I don't remember where I first heard this story, but it perfectly illustrates the love of our Father and the price Jesus paid to set us free. A man was [...]
Afraid of What I’d Miss
"In the way of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death" (Proverbs 12:28). Hold a man's head under water, and he will fight you to come up for air. It's in every [...]
More Precious Than Gold
There's always a lot of discussion about our monetary system, and those who have invested in gold have seemingly made a wise decision because its value continues to increase. But there is one commodity apparently far [...]
Why Do We Keep Judging?
In his letter to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul made an interesting statement: "But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human court. In fact, [...]
Despite the Guilt
Are you familiar with the Bible story of the woman caught in adultery? You and I may or may not have ever been in shoes like hers, but nonetheless, in our own mind, our sin is [...]
Don’t Be Bullied
At any stage of life, our enemy, the devil, loves using the weaknesses of our flesh as a weapon against us; much like the bully who grabs our wrist, swinging it toward our face, yelling, "Quit [...]
Quick to Help?
I wonder if we ever thought about the fact that Jesus didn't interview the people before He fed them? Yet, as His followers today, we are prone to ask questions like, "Why are you in this [...]
Know Your Enemy, Part 2
Part 1 | Part 2 Satan has been defeated, but he doesn't want Christians to know it. So our enemy, the devil, roams about looking for whom he may devour-- and that "whom" is whoever doesn't [...]
Know Your Enemy, Part 1
Part 1 | Part 2 If righteousness is the ability to stand before God without inferiority (or fear), then God wants us to stand before the devil that way too. In other words, without cowering. But [...]
The Cure for Insecurity
"For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him" (2 Corinthians 5:21). CONSIDER Once again, I'm reminded of the plague of insecurity that [...]
