I believe that all prayers are answered. They may not be answered in the way that we were expecting. I also believe that we can make prayer more effective. Prayer...

Solomon recognized the enemy of distraction when he instructed in Proverbs 4:25: Let your eyes look directly forward and your gaze be straight before you. In the following two verses,...

Have you ever thought what The Golden Rule does not mean? If you haven’t, you can not only be robbing yourself of joy, but festering bitterness. You were probably taught...

During Lent we traditionally give up things as a sacrifice like chocolate, alcohol, soda, meat on Friday, Girl Scout cookies, and the like. (Why is National Girl Scout Cookie Day...

Unlike a bookshelf or barbecue pit you need to assemble (almost always guaranteed to have a bolt or two left over when you’re done), we come into this world whole....

What are God moments? They are moments when we experience that oneness with God, creation, or other people. I feel that oneness a lot in nature. Those moments when I...

You probably never thought about sanctification like going through a car wash. The Psalmist says, “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”...

Are you feeling weary? When you consider all that is happening in our lives and in the world, how can we not?!!? I know I certainly am. Along with this...

It may seem obvious for you to want to choose between joy or worry, but the choice you make includes the side effects that come with each. Have you watched...

Jesus said these words, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” to the disciples after he rebuked the wind during a violent windstorm flooding their boat while at...