Go Ahead, Unload On God
I don't know what your routine is, but mine looks a little like this: 1. Up early between 5:00 and 6:00 every morning2. Fix a cup of coffee3. Find my glasses (so I can focus)4. Sit [...]
Pride and Pinball
Have you ever played a real game of pinball? Not the virtual kind on a computer or xBox, but the stand-up, hold the sides of the table, real pinball? Or maybe stood on the side and [...]
Pray The Word
In 2010, we learned first-hand the importance of knowing and praying God's Word over your situation. In fact, I believe it's what saved our son's life. When he was given a 50/50 chance of survival after [...]
Insecurity Has Many Forms
Ok, so I have to confess, I enjoy watching certain competition TV shows (not most, just some). One of my past favorites was DesignStar on HGTV. It was clean television and I was intrigued with how they came up [...]
You Can’t But He Can
Have you ever wished you could go back and change something? I'm certain you have. Who hasn't? Whether small or large, regrets can be discouraging. "If only I could go back and change [such and such], [...]
Finding Real Life
How do people live without God? I recently encountered this on two very different levels. My husband and I were asked to minister to a family going through a crisis. When we arrived, it was quickly [...]
Righteousness Revelation
I was recently visiting with a respected minister friend of mine and the subject of righteousness came up. He said, "I think Malachi 4:2 is the best righteousness scripture in the whole Bible. You know what [...]
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, [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
