Are You Tired?
Do you have things in your life that were once exciting that now feel like a chore? Maybe it's your job, or your studies, or (God forbid) your marriage. My point is, we should never be [...]
Make Yourself At Home
When my husband and I first married, he had to get used to an extended family— not because he married into mine, but because my side of the family had multiples. My parents were divorced and [...]
His Presence is Heaven
There's an old song that rises up in my heart occasionally. The lyrics start out like this: Who is like You, Lord in all the earth?Matchless love and beauty, endless worthNothing in this world can satisfyJesus, [...]
It’s Called Living
When you think about it, emotions are an interesting attribute of our human make-up. And yet, God saw it fit to equip us with these feelings that influence our behavior. Emotions cause us to laugh, cry, [...]
When the Pedestal Falls
Years ago, my husband and I decided to paint the trim of our house one summer. We only had one ladder so I had the bright idea that an old milk crate, turned upside-down, would be [...]
Samples for Everyone
As you know, in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the Bible describes how Jesus went from place to place ministering to people. For example, in Matthew 9:35, the Bible says, "Then Jesus went [...]
God is Proud of Our Faith in Him
"Beware of mixing even a little of self with the mortar with which you build, or you will make it untempered mortar, and the stones will not hold together. If you look to Christ for your [...]
Victory at the Cross
"But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God" (Luke 9:27). The first time I studied this, I thought "What did Jesus mean? [...]
Avoid the Trap of Offense
"Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscious seared with a hot [...]
Let Love Replace Guilt
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network | I’m always saddened to see some churches practice their religion under a heavy cloak of condemnation. I recently attended a funeral at one such church. It [...]
Carbon Copy
"In God's eyes, there are only two men, Adam and Christ. Every human being is a copy of one or the other. To be in Adam is to be lost and merely human, but to be [...]
Strategies
The Bible says, "The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe" (Proverbs 29:25). The word strategy describes a plan, method, or series of maneuvers for obtaining a specific goal [...]
Alert and Ready
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network My husband has always been one to get up early. But me, I would always say I wasn’t a morning or a night person — I was [...]
Two Small Words
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network | It was an utter failure — a sin that couldn’t have been predetermined, something he didn’t know he was even capable of doing. And afterward, the [...]
Unchanging Purpose
It's my birthday week and I adopted this birthday scripture a few years ago: "Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to [...]
Keep Your Eyes on Christ
Solomon wasn't wrong. He just didn't know Christ. I woke up thinking about Ecclesiastes (a little nudge in the spirit to go read it). And in just the first few chapters, it's obvious Solomon's observations of [...]
Look at the Birds
My grandson recently walked through my home and said, "Mami, I counted your birds and you have fifty-four!" I laughed and thought, that's all? I don't know when I started collecting birds. It's really not as [...]
Turn Your Frown Upside-Down
There is one thing that all people (regardless of race, age, gender, or even religious belief) have in common--and that is desire. What I mean is, every person has something they really want. Of course, motive [...]
