Your prayers reveal your priorities. Paul was excited to hear that people in Colossae were bearing spiritual fruit. He thanked God for...

I was praying. I imagined that people's lifespans are like water drops hitting a stream, creek, or river on their journey toward the...

God answers prayers mysteriously. When you pray, remember God’s faithfulness. Trust Him to intervene when and how He deems best. Do not...

How do you deal with conflicting guidance from others? God's word spells out what He wants you to be. T he Holy Spirit within you guides...

Is God unfaithful? Sometimes it seems He is. He frequently ignores our requests and expectations . We do not always receive what we want...

God’s silence can beat the stuffing out of our faith. We beg God to intervene. But the crisis only deepens. People we love die or...

A local television station has its anchors discussing trust. One of them says, “You trust your spouse. You trust your children. You trust...

Fear of the LORD goes beyond mere awe and respect for Him. It includes trembling before a God whom we desperately want to please and who...

Having money can provide a feeling of superiority and fuel pride. Not having it can make you unhappy. But having way more than you need...

God can bless others through us by focusing on what He can do, not what we can’t. Our weakness does not limit God. It glorifies Him...

Most of us pay too much attention to money, bodily comforts, and sensual pleasures. Serious symptoms include worrying about money instead...

Beware of two alternatives (either/or) thinking. It is inadequate. In Mark 12:35-37, Jesus asked how the scribes could say that the...

Living for Christ is not an effortless drift down an easy stream, but constant resistance against our efforts by the world , the flesh ,...

Jesus is the pattern for being both loved and hated in this world. As the world treated Him, it will treat you if you follow His...

Sometimes we will suffer for doing what is right. When we do, we imitate Christ, who suffered because He obeyed His Father’s will. His...

God does not always protect us if we live godly lives. If we are zealous to do good, Peter implies that no one will harm us. Harm is used...

Life during World War 2 in the United States was not business as usual. Sacrifices were made. Priorities were adjusted. The all-consuming...

In a newspaper cartoon, a woman with folded arms and a superior expression says to her husband, “A good husband is caring, strong, and...

Dr. Howard Hendricks described discouragement as leukemia of the spirit. Daily living is like wading through waist-deep muck. You are...

A church sanctuary was burned, and only the basement survived. The leaders of the church built another sanctuary two miles away.   About...