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Jesus’ Unfinished Work Is the Answer to What Is My Purpose
Mark 16:1-20 describes your unfinished work and Jesus’ finished work. Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome purchased...
Jack Selcher
Sep 183 min read


Jesus Can Thrive under Pressure in and through You
The baby is crying. The kids are fighting. The telephone’s battery dies. The food is boiling over. You burn your finger on the pan—all...
Jack Selcher
Sep 183 min read


It Is Always Too Soon to Quit Following Jesus
We do not begin life with an abundance of patience. When babies are wet, hungry, or tired, they cry. Patient endurance is not part of the...
Jack Selcher
Sep 182 min read


Serving Despite Fear Requires Lovingly Taking Uncomfortable Risks
I volunteered with Campus Crusade for Christ many years ago on Penn State’s main campus. When weekly evangelistic outreaches were held, I...
Jack Selcher
Sep 183 min read


Gratefully Give Away Gifts from God to Love Him and Others
In the U.S., slightly over 50 percent of people donate (31%) or regift (21%) gifts they do not like. 1 Jesse Campbell suggests seven...
Jack Selcher
Sep 172 min read


The Create in Me a Clean Heart Verse and True Worship
We need a complete spiritual overhaul to serve others because we love them as we love ourselves. We need a clean, morally pure heart ...
Jack Selcher
Sep 172 min read


Be Completely Humble and Gentle to Be like Jesus
My mother’s first cousin Ruth and Arthur, her brother, were genetically more similar to her than most first cousins. They were the...
Jack Selcher
Sep 163 min read


Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone on Others’ Spiritual Path
People are following us. Whether we realize it or not. Love must temper our freedom to keep followers from stumbling. We must not trip...
Jack Selcher
Sep 122 min read


Biblical Spiritual Gifts Equip Us for Our Divine Assignments
Before we run our first marathon, it is wise to consult a doctor. The doctor can check our heart to make sure a marathon is a realistic...
Jack Selcher
Sep 123 min read


The Ups of Christian Love: Paying, Waking, Cleaning, and Growing Up
We devise countless ways to escape reality, including television, drugs, computer games, reminiscing, and daydreaming, to name a few. ...
Jack Selcher
Sep 112 min read


The False Gospel of Jehovah’s Witnesses Is Works-Based
Jehovah’s Witnesses are not Christians. They believe God has only one name, Jehovah, but many titles and descriptions. Christians...
Jack Selcher
Sep 103 min read


The False Gospel of Latter-Day Saints Is Oppressive and Confusing
The gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints differs from orthodox Christian teaching. The Bible teaches there is one...
Jack Selcher
Sep 103 min read


Remaining in the Spirit Sets Us Free from the Law of Sin and Death
The consumer debt of Americans is 2.4 trillion. That is an average of $7,800 for every individual. 1 Not all Americans are debtors,...
Jack Selcher
Sep 83 min read


God's Salvation Benefits You Here and Now
In Jesus Christ, God entered the world in human form. Jesus’ resurrection, a historical fact, proves He is God . Saving faith, however,...
Jack Selcher
Sep 82 min read


Jesus Heals You and Makes You Whole to Reflect Him
Feelings of inferiority and inadequacy paralyze many of us. Few of us are outwardly beautiful. Skin blemishes, imperfect physical...
Jack Selcher
Sep 83 min read


Walk in the Spirit and Be Free from the Bondage of the Self-Life
We are born in bondage to sin and death. We naturally consider what tickles our fancy a friend. We live like God is our enemy. Paul...
Jack Selcher
Sep 82 min read


Freeing Ourselves from the Cage of Our Sin Nature
God’s law equips us to recognize our neighbor’s sin! Meanwhile, our sin is invisible to us. It blends into our chosen way of life. To...
Jack Selcher
Sep 83 min read


Bear Much Fruit in Six Areas of the Christian Life
Imagine a husband who mercilessly demands that his wife keep the house spotlessly clean. There is no help. There is no allowance for...
Jack Selcher
Sep 52 min read


Jesus Is the Image of the Invisible God and the Only Savior
Jesus is one of a kind. He is the image and exact likeness of the invisible God. He is the brightness of God’s glory. He is the express...
Jack Selcher
Sep 43 min read


We Struggle to Accept That God Saves Us by Faith Alone
It is a struggle to affirm that right standing with God is by faith alone. We are tempted to follow a list of rules and regulations in...
Jack Selcher
Sep 43 min read
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