Back problems derailed my ability to mow the lawn or do many other tasks in 2016. The Holy Spirit gave me the wisdom, energy, and...

“Swifties” are Taylor Swift’s dedicated and passionate fans. They know everything about her career and music, attend concerts, interact...

Ambassadors represent their countries to other countries, not themselves. Similarly, we who are Christ’s ambassadors represent Him, not...

A universal resistance wells up when people tell us what to do. We’ve felt it. When someone pushes us to do something, we automatically...

Neither car would start on a cold winter morning several years ago. Both batteries went dead on the same day. We couldn’t move either...

Politicians making statements with no evidence to support them irritates me. It happens frequently in the United States. Evidence...

What does God expect me to do? What is my ministry? How can I best serve God and others? We will probably never see in advance all of how...

Power to Live Eternally Something inside us isn’t satisfied with life between the dashes of our tombstones. It yearns for more. For more...

We naturally long for significance, love, and appreciation. We want others to remember us after we are gone. We want our little lives to...

I don’t write a to-do list anymore, but I clearly remember the pleasure of crossing out completed items. Doing so reliably produced a...

I have two observation gears. Most of the time, I am in the 10th percentile of being observant about what’s happening around me. On the...

The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament—Part Four completes our consideration of the work of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament. Through a...

In the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit rests on and empowers people to accomplish God’s purposes. Isaiah predicts a whole new dimension of...

In the New Testament, the Holy Spirit lives within God’s people. In the Old Testament, He came upon them for some specific purpose. This...

I heard about the Holy Spirit as a youth, but didn’t understand much about Him. I didn’t know His role in living for Jesus. I was like an...

It takes considerable effort to do many things well. Malcolm Gladwell developed the 10,000-hour rule. He believes people spending 10,000...

Wilma Rudolph was a sickly child who contracted polio at age five. She couldn’t walk without a brace, and doctors told her she never...

Word streams can elevate others, like moving air lifts a Boeing 747’s wings. Winston Churchill’s words fortified Great Britain to stand...

From our vantage point on Mount Stubbornness' Peak, we look down on all who try to shape our lives to their specifications. They don’t...

Grow Your Faith Before I pick ripe tomatoes, I must spend weeks fertilizing, watering, and weeding my tomato plants. Likewise, we are...