I could not say anything about my father at his funeral service. It was emotion-driven numbness and paralysis of speech.   At least one...

“Have a good week!” is not a “one in the Spirit” wish for the congregation as they leave the worship service and head their separate...

How enthusiastic are you about God and His church? Is church life boring?   Life is exciting when you look for divine appointments....

Angie Papadakis said, “ A baby has a way of making a man out of his father and a boy out of his grandfather.” 1  It is thrilling to be a...

God’s purposes for us in the here and the hereafter are interconnected. A farmer plows straight by keeping the tractor pointed at a...

Mark 16:1-20 describes your unfinished work and Jesus’ finished work. Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome purchased...

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...

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...

I volunteered with Campus Crusade for Christ many years ago on Penn State’s main campus. When weekly evangelistic outreaches were held, I...

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...

We need a complete spiritual overhaul to serve others because we love them as we love ourselves. We need a clean, morally pure heart ...

My mother’s first cousin Ruth and Arthur, her brother, were genetically more similar to her than most first cousins. They were the...

People are following us. Whether we realize it or not. Love must temper our freedom to keep followers from stumbling.   We must not trip...

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...

We devise countless ways to escape reality, including television, drugs, computer games, reminiscing, and daydreaming, to name a few.  ...

Jehovah’s Witnesses are not Christians. They believe God has only one name, Jehovah, but many titles and descriptions.   Christians...

The gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints differs from orthodox Christian teaching.  The Bible teaches there is one...

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,...

In Jesus Christ, God entered the world in human form. Jesus’ resurrection, a historical fact, proves He is God . Saving faith, however,...

Feelings of inferiority and inadequacy paralyze many of us. Few of us are outwardly beautiful.   Skin blemishes, imperfect physical...