It’s Personal! Has anyone ever let you down? And if you said something about it, did they dismiss your concern with a comment to the effect of, “Hey, nothing personal. That’s just the way it is.” That comment has always bothered me. The way we interact with each other...
How Would You Describe Peace? Peace is becoming more and more scarce these days. And we probably shouldn’t be surprised, since Jesus warned us that in the end times, “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things...
Our Resurrection Receipt When you make a large purchase (think expensive jewelry, car or motorcycle, furniture, etc.), what happens after you hand the salesperson your payment? Besides the product you purchased, what else do they hand you? They hand you a...
Are you a Phubber? Have You Been Seduced into Phubbing? When was the last time you phubbed? Phubbing is occurring all around us, and it’s easy to get caught up in a practice we once thought we would never succumb to. The word phubbing was formed by the...
What or Who Do You Live For? Have you ever defined a person’s identity or purpose by what they live for? For example, “she lives for her children” or “he lives for his job.” How would you complete this sentence: For me, to live is _______ and to die is...
Why Am I Surprised by Grace? It took me long enough, but I finally got it. Have you ever been surprised when you’ve prayed for something important to you, and God does “far more abundantly than all that we ask or think” (Eph. 3:20)? I have, not that I’m...
Start Where They Are “Who is Joseph?” The sincere young woman questioned me after I finished a parenting message to a moms’ group. In my talk, I had illustrated a point about sibling rivalry by describing Joseph’s experience with his eleven brothers. Eleven...
How to Love the Unlovable “Love means to love that which is unlovable; or it is no virtue at all.” Christian apologist G. K. Chesterton’s quote touched a nerve in me the moment I heard it. I’ll be the first to admit that watching current events these days provides...
Going for Spiritual Gold Have you been impressed as you watch the winter Olympics athletes? Men and women who are “all in” to achieve excellence in their chosen field. Pushing their bodies to the limits of endurance, and sometimes even past those limits. Being...
The Greatest Command is the Greatest Challenge Quick—what’s the greatest command in the Bible? And what does the greatest command look like in our lives when we obey it? Matthew 22:37 records Jesus’s answer to the question, “Which is the greatest commandment in...
It’s Personal! Has anyone ever let you down? And if you said something about it, did they dismiss your concern with a...
How Would You Describe Peace? Peace is becoming more and more scarce these days. And we probably shouldn’t be...
Our Resurrection Receipt When you make a large purchase (think expensive jewelry, car or motorcycle, furniture,...