Some stones are useful. Others are not. My house is constructed of useful mountain stone. On the other hand, I have removed more than...

A man in the pew once contradicted me while I was a guest speaker at a church. Awkward moment! Similarly, people often questioned Jesus’...

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

Most of us battle feelings of inadequacy. The LORD’s total sufficiency is the solution. It is our choice. It is not automatic. He wants...

My daughter’s security blanket was shaped like a rabbit. We named it Bun-Bun. At bedtime, Bun-Bun was a necessity. My daughter went right...

The Bureau of Standards in Washington, D.C., tells us a dense fog covering seven city blocks, one hundred feet deep, contains less than...

After a surgeon removed my cancerous melanoma eight years ago, I dressed differently. I wear a wide-brim hat and long-sleeved shirts...

When I was around eight, my father was about to punish me. Before he could, I ran out of the house and sought refuge in the nearby woods....

Proportionately, a bird’s wing muscles are over one hundred times stronger than the arm muscles of the strongest man. Compared to the...

Martin Luther experienced unimaginable faith-shaking adversity. When life became difficult, he would sing Psalm 46. He wrote a hymn based...

A church building caught fire one night. The pastor remarked to the fire chief, “This is the first time I have seen you in church.” The...

I started a regular exercise program. I felt tired for the first two weeks. I did not quit. Over time, exercise vastly increased my...

Unbelief limits God. It is the Nazareth Syndrome. Jesus left the Sea of Galilee with His disciples and headed toward Nazareth.   On the...

Creating life is way  more complicated than we can imagine. The probability of winning the Powerball jackpot in the U.S. in November 2022...

Happiness is…. We all complete that sentence differently. In general, we are happy when we get what we want. But getting what we want...

In 2018, the Marine Technology Society told Stockton Rush that his construction of the Titan deep-sea submersible could end in disaster....

Even with the best intentions, we sometimes forget our promises. God does not. He remembers and keeps His promises.   On His journey from...

In the first century, sailing on the Mediterranean Sea after October was considered foolish. Paul’s vessel was pushing the limits of the...

Our natural response to those who have offended us is to retaliate in kind with extra payback thrown in for good measure. It’s called...

I had bandages over both eyes for three days. A racket ball injured my left eye, and the doctor covered my right eye also to reduce...