With your name comes your reputation. And your reputation is formed by factors that may have little to do with what some people think is most important.

Sometimes I like an old garment best. But usually it just doesn’t work to mix the old with the new, spiritually as well as physically.

God’s creation displays dazzling variety in all of life. And he promises to see that same diversity among his people in Heaven. Our challenge: do we see it here on earth?

It’s probably wrong to eavesdrop on another’s prayer, but I think Paul wants us to hear—and repeat—his prayer in Ephesians 3.

We all know more about death than we’d like, but Paul talks about a different kind of death, a death some don’t realize they’ve experienced, a death everyone can escape.

Some remember how hard a no-power-assisted turn can be if you do it with one hand. My other hand was around my girlfriend’s shoulder when I made the turn. I did fine until I hit the pothole that jarred the car into a short cement post.

The worship that changed me as a youth still challenges me now. I’m encouraged to pause and “bless the Lord” every day.

Paul had heard good things about the Ephesians, and he gave them a plan for growing even more.

Do we hear more about transgressions today because we ENJOY learning about others’ failings? And if so, how does this contrast with the Bible’s counsel for dealing with another’s sin?

We might think Hezekiah deserved an easy time, but hardship came to him like it comes to all of us.

I think about age differently now that I’m older. But I realize that some opportunities and responsibilities are as fresh for me now as ever.

It’s not a word we’d usually want to describe ourselves. But the Bible gives one circumstance when “aloof” is exactly how we should be!

Of all the “to-dos” in Hebrews 13, here is one that could encourage and direct us most.

God speaks through us in many ways besides words. Now is the time for us to act.

The throng contains more names than we can possibly list. And someday we will join them.

It’s easy to believe our problems are God’s fault. But maybe we need to turn the looking glass on ourselves.

Isaiah spoke to a generation that had trouble believing his promises for the future. And he offered hope that extends even to us today.

As we respond to the promises of God, we complete the stories of the Bible heroes we hold dear—and we become heroes to someone in our lives, too.

Just as it was difficult for those in exile to imagine the place where God was calling them, we may have trouble grasping his invitation to us today.

I speak with many who say they want to be leaders. But the Scripture gives a different picture of leadership than what they really want to experience.