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...

Our view of our gifts, abilities, status, and positions underlies how we describe and exercise them. Do we come across as insufferably...

“If you catch yourself daydreaming during the workday, you’re not alone. We all think about following our dreams. But how do you know if...

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...

Gardening has been challenging in 2025. I planted green bean seeds in rows around the middle of May. After they germinated and grew to...

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...