Do you struggle with doubt in an area of your life? Maybe you doubt your financial future or the future of our country. Or maybe you’re struggling in your marriage or with a child and you really doubt that God is going to come through for you. Or perhaps you’re struggling in an area of sin or temptation and, deep down, you’re not sure God’s going to give you what ...
Read MoreYou might be overworked, overwhelmed, and overcommitted if: You can’t remember the last time you took a nap without feeling guilty… You’ve bumped into someone at church and wanted to get together, but didn’t have room in your schedule for the next six months… Your family meals together consist of McDonald’s drive-through on the way to several activities during the week... You live from one “to-do list” to the next ...
Read MoreWhat is the most significant and painful difficulty you’re dealing with right now in your life? Is it your marriage? Money? Depression? Perhaps it’s midlife?
Read MoreI always hated reality TV shows. Then, several years ago, I discovered the popular reality show, “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” and I instantly loved it. For those who haven’t seen it, the theme of the show is to find a family that is facing a very difficult hardship and then to provide home improvements that would specifically meet their needs and preferences.
Read MoreIf you’re a father, have you ever awakened in the middle of the night with a knot in your stomach and the horrifying thought that comes to your mind is: Are my kids what they really need from me as their dad?
Read MoreIt was 3:29 a.m. and I was wide-awake. The interruption from my deep and wonderful sleep began at about 2:58 a.m.
Read MoreIt’s the question that grandparents ask their grandkids. It’s what the Santa in every movie asks the child on his lap. It’s what we try to guess for those we love. And it’s what keeps us wandering for hours at the mall when we don’t have the answer.
Read MoreWhether we’re a kid, young adult, in mid-life and beyond, we all experience shattered dreams. For some of us, it’s the heartbreak of our parents divorcing when we were children. For others, it’s that we never get married or we lose our spouse prematurely. Still for others, it’s the loss of a job or a home.
Read MoreIn all my years as a pastor, I have found few issues so divisive, that anger so many, and that have more Christians at odds with one another than the issue of the Church and politics. When you dive into the subject, you find some people – the “separatists”– who think that the church and politics should never be talked about together. You’ll also find other people – the “activists” – ...
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