Seek God First
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 [...]
You Can’t Go Back
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 [...]
Your Purpose Barometer
Sometimes you have to go back to the beginning. Why am I here? How did I get here? What am I doing? Am I making a difference? These are natural human questions pointed directly toward the [...]
His Death is Your Life
I have a sweet friend who used to teach kindergarten. She told me about a discussion some of her students once had about Easter. She said one particular little girl told the others, "It's just so [...]
You Can Trust the Anointing
I woke up this morning with this rolling around in my spirit: The anointing of God precedes you, prepares you, and propels you. As I laid in bed considering this thought, each word reminded me of [...]
New Year, New You?
What is it about January that makes us want to start fresh (or for some, start over)? I know the obvious answer, but honestly, we could start anew anytime we want— there isn’t any magical fairy [...]
The Seed & Fire of Christmas
There’s a song entitled, “Mary’s Prayer” by Bebo Norman that is one of my favorites. It is definitely an appropriate meditation these few days before Christmas, but I sometimes listen to it year-round as a reminder of the gift [...]
From the Inside-Out
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network Can you judge a book by its cover? I’m an author so I understand the necessity of a great book title, graphics, and description, long before anyone [...]
Watching Over Me
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network My family says I have nine lives. I say, God has rescued me more times than I can count. Even before I knew God, He was in [...]
Our Common Enemy
Dan Mohler said, “Jesus didn’t die because you have sin. He died because you have destiny.” The truth is, the devil stole man's destiny from him in the Garden of Eden. But when darkness became our [...]
Weapons of Warfare
The past few weeks we've been talking about FACING THE ENEMY. So let me make this statement: If righteousness (by definition) is the ability to stand before God without inferiority (or fear), then God wants us [...]
Hold Your Ground
I recently used a chess board as an analogy of how the world around us works and how God uses our position in Christ to His advantage to hold ground. So picture this with me: Like [...]
Militarily Ready
The last prayer of Jesus before His crucifixion tells us a lot. It's recorded in John 17 and mentions our world nineteen times. It's obvious Jesus knew the world we live in is the seat of [...]
Behind Enemy Lines
I think I love teaching because I love to understand. 1 John 5:20 says, "And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, that we may know Him who is [...]
Life Happens
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network There isn’t a human on earth who hasn’t at one time or another been discontented, distressed, or in debt. Even at an early age, children and teenagers [...]
Return to Your First Love
I saw a post from a friend the other day that said something like, "I'm not motivated to drive my numbers up. I'm motivated to get my message out." This reminded me of something I've been [...]
Reckless Love
I'm sure you've heard the song Reckless Love by Cory Asbury --or at least I hope you have. The first time we sang it at church, I only guessed the name of the song was "Reckless [...]
