When walking, standing, and sitting can get a person into trouble
The devices on our wrist remind us to stay physically active. Psalm 1 challenges us to be spiritually fit.
Why it’s good to choose action and look for understanding to follow
Sometimes we need insight to get us unstuck. But sometimes we just need to change our actions, and then understanding will come later.
Why think twice about your answer to, “What’s your preference?”
It’s natural to have preferences, but sometimes God wants us to move beyond them, especially when we’re thinking about the people with whom we feel uncomfortable.
From our groans of lament, God leads us to renewal and restoration
In Psalm 5 David describes evil in terms we recognize today. And then he shows us what to do with our lament.
Now that elections are over at last, will the rage ever end?
Anger is one thing—sometimes healthy, sometimes useful. But rage always destroys. What is our pathway to removing rage from our life?
More listening, less talking, and be very careful about your temper
This simple formula from James can strengthen—maybe even transform—just about any relationship.
Here’s something we can do with no worries it will go wrong!
Wondering how to face the overwhelming challenges of today? The little letter of James gives advice unlike what you’ll find ‘most anywhere else!
Giving our spiritual health equal time with our physical fitness
Daily exercise is great, but here’s a prayer pattern for daily use that can greatly improve our spiritual fitness as well!
Let’s forget the goal of normal and work for the divine this year!
Peter’s didn’t write these practical and powerful instructions for New Year’s Day, but these words, if heeded, might carry us far beyond any New Year’s resolution.
It’s finally here, the very last day of 2020. . . . So what now?
I suspect the New Year’s Eve celebrations will be lively in many places. With this desire to look forward, let me suggest Psalm 126 as we end this year and anticipate another.
How to cope if 2021 doesn’t turn out to be the end of our hard times
Peter’s letter tells Christians how to cope, and he was talking to Christians whose times were much tougher than ours, even in 2020.
The worldwide sickness even two vaccines will do nothing to solve
We’re happy that now two vaccines have been developed to fight back Covid-19. But let’s remember another sickness only Jesus can heal.
With Christmas craziness behind us, here’s why and how we should rest
Most of us could use some rest today. All of us need the rest that Jesus promised and the writer of Hebrews lifted up.
It was the end of ordinary on a remarkable night like no other
When a baby comes, the ordinary disappears. But this night removed ordinary forever!
Why Christmas inspires hope, even at the end of this difficult year
The God of Micah and Mary is the same God who can change anything and everything in a moment and for his glory.
Hope for our waiting and wondering if life will ever feel good again
It really is hard to imagine things getting back to normal. With each passing day it’s difficult to remember how things used to be. Maybe the exiled Jews felt the same. The promises that came to them can give us hope, too.
Without a Savior’s light, the world remains a dark and deceitful place
We needn’t look far to see evil all around us. God sent light when he sent Jesus, and he asks us to share that light with so many who are trapped in darkness.
Here are the memories that may enrich your celebration the most
As we anticipate enjoying again our favorite Christmas traditions, let’s consider a particular set of memories that mean everything to us.
Let me tell you the story of “the little engine that could NOT”
“I think I can, I think I can” makes an inspiring children’s story. But here’s why grownup believers should look at insurmountable obstacles in a different light.
The quality you may be missing in your upcoming family gatherings
As you’re planning to see others this holiday, here’s a spiritual trait you may not have considered setting as a goal for yourself.