Allowing idle thoughts can be good. But letting them lead us away from Jesus is dangerous. There are several ways to keep that from happening.

Questions abound . . . some of them good, some of them with motives that inspire even more questions. And some come from God himself.

Like you, I sometimes have trouble for a long time before deliverance appears. And sometimes it seems the wicked walk away from trouble and not into it. Did the wise writer of Proverbs get something wrong?

The only place I know to go in hard times is to Jesus. With all of my training and experience, I find myself running to Jesus again and again.

For those who strive to BE godly and not just LOOK like a “good Christian,” this week’s posts offer hope and help. Choose one to read again and share with a friend.

The service I’ve chosen brings me satisfaction. Is that wrong? And if not, when might serving be more about me than those I’m serving?

I have always been perplexed by the mixed responses from followers of Christ to the various instructions in scripture about submitting to rulers and authorities. It seems we tend to claim these verses when we like the elected official and ignore or explain away the instruction when we don’t.

Paul gives some valuable instruction about roles in the church we may not discuss enough. What should older men and women do to keep a church healthy?

As much as we like to think we can figure life out by ourselves and fix the broken pieces in us on our own, time and time again we fail. We are all in need of restoration.

Although both the Pharisees and the disciples wanted to see Jesus accomplish the same end, none of them understood the real reason for his coming.

We tend to think of this instruction of Jesus as applying most to those who serve far away where we can’t go. But every believer has the responsibility to be a disciple-maker in every area of their everyday life,

Had a rough week? Look around, and you’ll see you’re not alone. This week’s posts acknowledge the fact that Christians suffer—but God is faithful. Read, reflect, and rekindle your trust in him as you consider again these quotes.

“How do I measure the worth of my life?” Writing now from a caregiver’s point of view, I’m coming to terms with new answers to that question.

We remember Esther’s big “for-such-a-time-as-this” moment. But we need to think about all the less noted moments before that, moments that made this one possible.

Jesus was not the hero wanted and expected by those who first encountered him. But he accomplished his purpose in ways no one would have anticipated.

We all probably want the ones we love and, frankly, ourselves to be among the mature, because maturity brings the best chance at a healthy and purposeful life.

Timothy would soon be without his mentor Paul. He would also be facing new and more difficult challenges in his ministry, and his older and wiser mentor was trying to prepare him for the journey yet to come.

Just as Nehemiah’s detractors used fear to try to stop his work, fear may distract us from the work God has for us to do.

Every Sunday we bring you this quick taste of the previous week’s posts. Skim this week’s list to remember ones you missed or want to read again.

All of us need encouragement, none more than I on that race . . . and this race . . . and every race!