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....

A church misprinted a hymn’s title in the bulletin—"Hallelujah, the Lord God Omnipotent Resigneth.” As we look at our world, we might wonder if it is so.   It is not. God is the Creator, Owner, and Ruler of everything. History follows His predetermined course.   Paul’s face turns red at the thought that God is unfair. He says people are not qualified to pass judgment on God’s decisions.   He refers to Exodus 33:19. It reveals that God chooses His objects of mercy and compassi

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...

Rewards motivate us to toil and sweat to receive them. I studied hard in college to be accepted into a highly regarded graduate school so...

It was the only time a teacher paddled me. I was in first grade. I had either taken my reading book home and forgotten to bring it back...