Our view of our gifts, abilities, status, and positions underlies how we describe and exercise them. Do we come across as insufferably...

What Freedom Isn’t “Richard Ragnarson, MD, Psychiatrist wrote, “True freedom is not in the future. You can be free now. Try this. Stop...

No mortal fully understands God’s life. We know only what He has revealed through His word.  Believing we know more about Him is like...

God’s Life Is Available Now Possessing God’s life now is far more worth pursuing than becoming a billionaire. The entryway to that life...

Things are often not what they appear to be. Get-rich-quick schemes are usually scams. A firefly is a beetle, not a fly. A prairie dog is...

Christianity played a minor role in my youth, despite spending over fifteen hundred hours in church sanctuaries. It didn’t significantly...

Understanding How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit Understanding how to be filled with the Holy Spirit started the engine of my...

Embracing a Ministry Team Concept I watch a high school television quiz show called “Brain Busters.” Three students from two different...

God’s Unpredictable Interventions in My Life As a new Christian, it seemed I was in the express lane for answered prayers. I don’t...

9.    Encouragement of My Gifts and Ministry What wind is to a fire, encouragement is to effective ministry. While coaching throwing...

We’ve all been there. Kneeling in prayer, heart wide open, desperately asking God for help, healing, answers, or just a sign. And then…...

Humans Want to be Successful Humans desire to know how successful they are. My wife’s company once defined success as 100 percent...

My house has a well. For 74 years, that well has provided water dependably. The quantity of water has always been adequate. The quality...

Car tires lose about one pound of pressure each month. Over time, that loss of air negatively affects their performance. Maintenance...

In 2012, Alex Honnold speed-climbed the Nose of El Capitan without a protective rope faster than anyone ever did. He did what no one else...

Self-serving purposes lurk behind most choices. I rarely eat at fast food restaurants because their menus are unhealthier than...

Why do some professing Christians make loving and serving Jesus their keystones, while others are satisfied to tip their hats to Him for...

I read Exodus 4 for my devotions on June 23, 2025. “But Moses protested again, “What if they won’t believe me or listen to me? What if...

Amid life's challenges, faith can often feel fragile. Whether it’s personal struggles, societal unrest, or global crises, difficult times...

Am I a Christian? Is Jesus in my life? Will I go to heaven when I die? Doubts plagued my teen years. I had no assurance that I was right...