What Needs to Move to Make Room?
I want to pair two thoughts together: "If anyone wants to follow after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me" (Matthew 16:24). "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled" (Matthew 5:6). Jesus authored both of these. On the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
