If I injected myself with a disease, not as part of some cure, but as some sort of poison, what would you think? I’m sure you’d think I was being foolish. Of course, if I did other foolish things, as a result of that disease,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Psalms show you a depth of emotion that is as real as life. And the Psalms show you that there is a big difference between godly lament and grumbling in discontent. Lament is “God, this is where I am at, this is how I feel, and it is so...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Lord, keep me away from trouble, but if I get in trouble, get me out of trouble. Don’t you wish that God gave you a simple prayer like that? A simple prayer for complex situations? A prayer for when you are headed for trouble, or to keep you...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Proverbs 22:6 says – Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. If a child doesn’t learn to submit to parental authority, they will always have difficulty submitting to other authorities....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Last night I watched the presidential debate. And one of the candidates said, “I am the only one on this stage who isn’t bought and paid for.” I thought about that. And a good, Christian response to that would be,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The very thing that we wanted most is the very thing that will destroy us. We have taken all we know and are capable of currently and put it all together in such a way as for it to advance our capabilities and possibilities faster than we could...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The other day, I was praying, and the thought I had to battle was that God is always going to make me struggle. Like he’s never going to give me straight blessings, but I’ll always get extra burdens, because I’m living under...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1 Thessalonians 1:9 says that the Thessalonians turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.People today have idols when they think there are things that they can’t be happy without. Repentance is about turning from your idols...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Hebrews 12:2 says that Jesus “for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame.” It doesn’t mean that he was thinking, “I despise having to do this,” or “I despise all of you for...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
You know, people often pray, “God, use me.” Well, he is using you, the Bible makes that abundantly clear. When you became a Christian, you became an example. God IS using you. You get to really know God by really getting into what God...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
