Sometimes only one choice is best when you feel you must act now
Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed with meetings and decisions, I realize I must do one thing to escape the trap of the urgent.
Choosing my focus will lighten my load and allow my life to flourish
Jesus shows the perfect balance between the Law and compassion. Sometimes the most religious fail to follow his example.
The task Jesus gives us will always be exactly the perfect size
Jesus has in mind a burden for us to put on our shoulders. But this is not a problem, because it’s exactly the right fit.
Of all the words coming at you today, how to choose what’s best
The Scrabble fanatic and British actor Gyles Brandreth has estimated that we speak 860,351,500 words in a lifetime. I have no idea how Mr. Brandreth got to his conclusion or if he’s right, but it got me thinking about all the words and ideas we hear just in a day. We forget most of them, so how do we choose what we’ll try remember?
How should we feel when it seems clear, “There isn’t enough”?
Elisha’s servants had the same question as Jesus’ disciples. God’s provision in their predicament can encourage us when their question is ours, too.
Three ways Jehoshaphat’s example can help you in the next pandemic
Of all the Bible heroes, Jehoshaphat helped me most during the pandemic with a plan I tried to follow and demonstrate.
Why seeking recognition is almost always a losing proposition
It happens almost every day. Someone deserves the recognition that I deserved, too. But the teaching of Scripture shows what we should seek before honor.
‘How long will this limping continue?’ Elijah’s question for today
With unsure footing, they were—and sometimes we are—caught in the space of both/and.
Jesus repeated John’s revolutionary message then—and for us
It’s a simple message, really, but if “revolution” means “change,” it’s truly the most revolutionary message of all.
Doing it yourself has some advantages, but it comes with consequences
If you’ve had some success, you. may start believing you did it yourself. You may start forgetting how much you need God daily.
Maybe we’re supposed to extend the Kingdom more than defend the cause
After thinking about the psalmist’s outcry to God, I decided I, like him, have a troubling tendency to tell God how to do his work.
This is the time to take a breath and then seek some perspective
Most of the time I can ignore criticism, but the enemy knows when I’m tired, I’m vulnerable to the negativity. But I don’t have to give in to it!
What to do when you find yourself stuck in the land of between
When I find myself stuck between my problems and my weaknesses, I do well to imitate King Asa.
Young or old, you still need protection and sometimes rescue
We need God at every age, through every stage of our life. But our biggest challenge may be to help the next generation discover that, too.
Agreeing with each other may not be easy, but here’s why it’s vital
The more people involved, the greater the chance of forgetting the original mission. Maybe this is why Paul made such a big deal of the mission when he wrote the Corinthians.
How to react when the spreadsheet says you don’t have enough
“My grace is sufficient for you” threatens not to satisfy in our more-is-better world.
A list of their problems looks remarkably like ours as well
After reading all the ways the Corinthians needed to improve, think about how we can, too.
How to live here, since something so much better is ahead of us
Where would you rather be: here with your stuff and your friends, or in Heaven with Jesus? You know the “right” answer, but do you believe it?
Why the weakest, most common container is the best one of all
“We have this treasure in jars of clay.” And that’s exactly the best place for it to reside! Encouragement for anyone feeling fragile today . . .
One way each of us can choose triumph over discouragement today
Sometimes we Christians look more like a whipped team of losers than a triumphant procession following our victorious Savior. Here’s one way to change that.