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 [...]
"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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Have you seen the movie, The Last Samurai with Tom Cruise? It's been on TV a couple of times recently and as I watched it again, I was reminded why I like it so much. Honestly, [...]
Am I? I had to ask God, "Am I a hypocrite?" This isn't a question we should be afraid of although Jesus was quite stern when He said: "You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied [...]
Let me begin by saying, although I've never felt called to be in the military, I'm extremely grateful for the men and women who have taken on that responsibility for us all. One thing I know [...]
Jesus spoke in parables. God spoke through stories. The point was to illustrate a truth. Stories and parables paint a picture of a principle. And as I was reading through Haggai this week, I saw an [...]
I recently saw someone at church I hadn't seen in a long time. As soon as we had a chance to greet one another, I made a bee line to him to say hi and give [...]
It's so easy to get in a routine and forget that faith still pleases God. For example, I recently woke up early to write my blog but accidentally dozed back off for 45 minutes. Although the [...]
When I wrote my first book about righteousness in 2003, my grandmother was 83 years old. Even at that age, I greatly admired her. She was hospitable, beautiful, and in every way reminded me of the [...]
The only thing worse than your past is a future that's bound by the past. In three short words, Jesus gave us a visual of this when He said, "Remember Lot's wife" (Luke 17:32). Another translation [...]
Do you know anyone who's ever said (and meant it): "I have arrived" (?) I'm not talking about getting off the plane in the Caribbean for vacation, or teasingly showing up at the parent's house for [...]
