(That’s only the working title. I suspect the publisher will change that, plus many other things in the book. Someone—it may have been John Steinbeck—said ...
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We all have influence. Social media is filled with so-called "influencers." But as Christians, God calls us to use our influence for Him. Learning to ...
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There are some who feel Song of Solomon should not be in the Bible. If you’re going through the Word of God for the first ...
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You look at the news and see the kind of devastation that is taking place in Ukraine, and you wonder if they would give up, ...
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Have you ever wondered why all your prayers are not answered? In one sense, they are. It’s just that we don’t like the answers. God ...
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Tim Keller once said that our society determines what is right and wrong based on two questions: 1. Do I want to do it? and 2. Does it ...
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Scripture not only supports the idea of eternal rewards, it spells out the specifics. In 1 Corinthians 3:10–14, we find three primary facts about rewards. ...
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A house overgrown with weeds and vines announces to passersby that very little time has been spent maintaining the home. But more than a lack ...
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Is God an impersonal blob, distant and disinterested in the world except for figuring out who the good and bad people are? Is “god” a ...
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Freedom. We yearn for it. We dream of a life with no barriers, no boundaries, a life of free will where we can do whatever, ...
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Scripture says God laughs; Scripture also says God weeps. The Gospel writers record three times the Lord Jesus Christ wept, tears revealing the heart of ...
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When we often think about enjoying life, we focus on how to live a blessed and highly favored life. Typically, whatever we set out to ...
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On the night Judas Iscariot betrayed Him, Jesus told the disciples, “‘All of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, ‘God will strike the ...
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When God says it's time for you to go home, what kind of legacy are you leaving behind?My precious cousin Stephen "Beaver" Massfeller was almost ...
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Our church planters often ask me, “What’s the one secret to building a great church?” They look at me eagerly, notebooks in hand, ready for ...
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To aid you in cultivating a habit of consistent prayer, I've prepared the Warrior's Prayer. Based on Ephesians 6, this poetic prayer will help you ...
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We often think of waiting as something we do passively, inactively. We wait in line at the DMV, we wait for a bus, we wait ...
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How do we share Christ with a world in need of hope? Paul said in Colossians 1:28, “We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching ...
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