For at least ten years, I have grown vegetables in containers. Without significant rainfall, I must water them daily. If I ignore them...

A better understanding of God strengthens our faith. A better understanding of ourselves reveals how dependent we are on Him.   We cannot...

The early Christians spoke freely, even recklessly, about Jesus, without worrying about what might happen to them. The Holy Spirit, who...

A mother was in tears. She was embarrassed and discouraged. Her heart was broken. In the middle of a church worship service, her much...

Jesus withdrew from Capernaum to the Sea of Galilee (Mark 3:7). The crowds easily found Him. They came from as far as one hundred miles...

The Gospel of Mark reports Peter’s eyewitness experience of the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. Mark wrote it...

Few people encounter Christ as vividly as Paul did on the Road to Damascus. But some do.   Sundar Singh was bitterly hostile to the...

We often replace Christ in the driver’s seat of our lives. We obey selectively. That is foolishness because He is our exalted,...

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...