She was a young mom with two little kids in car seats blasting down the freeway in her black, upscale, SUV. She was going way too fast and not paying attention to what she was doing to the degree that
Have you ever read the Bible Verse 1 Corinthians 10:13? That verse says, “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you
So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with
I started hearing God speak to me as soon as I got saved—and I needed to. It would be an understatement to describe my situation as desperate. See, I got saved in a county jail. I was falsely accused of
When I was about 10 years old, my Dad and Mom took me to Carlsbad Caverns. I still remember the gigantic stalagmites and stalactites. I can almost feel the cold of being deep inside the earth on a hot summer
What’s the big deal about baby Jesus and his birth? Ah… glad you asked. I want to answer that question in two parts. The first is to center things biblically. The second and the more touching part is the story
In Luke 18:9-14 Jesus gave a parable of two men who went up to pray that reads as follows: “Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: ‘Two men went
Do you remember the story of Abraham and Sarah? God gave them a promise that they were going to have a child, but year after year nothing happened, so they decided to help God out, Sarah came up with a
One of the most profound of biblical characters is the man named Job. The book which bears his name is rich with insights about real life. It is profound, disturbing, and yet incredibly helpful precisely because it reveals something of
God saw fit to make Jesus the key figure in the outworking of all His purposes, the focal point on which the light of all prophecies would concentrate and from which their light would radiate, the solution to all the
Most of us have heard that all prayers are answered. We are told that God either says “Yes” or “No.” What if the answer is “Yes”? What if the answer is “No” – how can we deal with it? How
On the walk to Emmaus, A stranger appeared to two Disciples in a manner not recognized. The stranger walked up and heard them speak of the events that had occurred over the past three days. He then asked them, what was it that had occurred. They
Marcus sat in his beat-up sedan, the engine idling roughly, staring at the gray concrete wall of the warehouse where he worked. The clock on his Read More »
Do you ever feel like you’re stuck in a cycle of old problems that never seem to go away? Maybe you’ve tried different solutions, but nothing 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 »
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s Read More »