I got upset as I looked at my calendar. I’d missed my appointment with my child’s school principal. Again. Shrouded in shame, I reached for my phone and imagined the principal reaching for his, except he wasn’t calling me. “Department
We often let our human tendencies overpower our desire for His Spirit to do his work within us. But we can do this one thing well! The team needs you to be the best coach ever. Your boss needs you
We have found that Life is like a roller coaster ride. It is filled with ups and downs, highs, then lows, victories, then defeats, triumphs and sometimes tribulations. Because of this struggling can try to take a lot out of
Let me ask you a really important question: What if, on this earth, you suffered day and night till God called you home – would you still follow Jesus? Would your Salvation alone be enough to follow Him? Now, before you answer,
Imagine struggling to crawl through a scorched desert, exhausted and desperately thirsty. But just ahead looms the towering wall of an immense dam! Behind it are millions of gallons of pure water in a sparkling lake, surrounded by beautiful trees
Weary is a word that often means tired, or tired of trying, tired of working, tired of problems, tired of issues, tired of drama, in other words tired of being tired! Weary can also mean discouraged, worried, or depressed. Weary
Jesus is the Way Maker, Miracle Work, and Promise Keeper (Leeland, Waymaker) and He has worked a miracle in you! As a believer, you are a new creation in Christ. Jesus paid the price for your sin and made a
Jesus is not only our Savior and Lord, but he is also the model on whom we are to build our lives! [Jesus told his disciples,] “A disciple is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully qualified will
It was only a few days ago that the family of Senator John McCain announced that he was ceasing treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer. Today, this American hero is dead at the age of 81. Regardless of
There are times when, for whatever reason, our devotional life goes stale. Bible reading seems like a colossal chore, our prayers feel tepid and weak, and our love for God ebbs. We feel like we are stuck in a spiritual
Once there was a woman whose sins were many, yet her love for Jesus outweighed them all. We read her story in Luke 7:36-50. She heard Jesus was there and nothing else mattered. She paid no attention to the Pharisees. She
After my initial conversion to Christianity, it didn’t take long for me to realize that an inner war had been declared and that my mind was where the heaviest skirmishes were taking place. The ground force troops had been released
Have you ever stood at the threshold of what feels like “not enough”? The money doesn’t stretch, the job doesn’t satisfy, the opportunities seem locked behind Read More »
There is a very specific kind of tired that sleep cannot fix. It’s the exhaustion that settles deep into your bones when a problem doesn’t just Read More »
The Bible is filled with great stories of how Jesus helped many people when they faced insurmountable odds, overwhelming circumstances and unforseen problems. Additionally, Jesus’s life Read More »
Terrorists terrify us. But from an eternal perspective, they may touch the body, but they can never touch the soul. “Dear friends, don’t be afraid of Read More »
Would people say that you are a problem solver or a complainer? Problem solvers find a way around the challenge and will attempt many different combinations Read More »