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

It is easier to comfort people in their losses than to rejoice in their victories. Their wins can make us sad, especially if they come...

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...

Christianity that works, works at home. Relationships reveal the strengths and weaknesses of your faith.   Army life would be chaotic...

You don’t know how God’s will or unforeseen circumstances might modify your plans. Boasting about them is ridiculous. They are always...

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...

Your purpose is more than unwrapping and enjoying God’s gifts. You are on earth to use those gifts to build His kingdom. That invariably...

When I was growing up, my two favorite days were Christmas and the last day of school. Summer vacation temporarily relieved the pressure...

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

God expects us to honor Him with our bodies and resources. They are gifts from Him.   They are also our gifts to Him in gratitude for...

In the 1940s, Vladimir Nabokov, a Russian-born novelist, collected butterflies and moths while staying with James Laughlin in Utah. While...

In July 1994, I traveled to Bear Meadows in Centre County, Pennsylvania. I went to pick high-bush blueberries.   They were growing in a...

My grandson and I killed about 2,000 of them in 2022. No, not minutes playing video games—spotted lanternflies.   They were first...

Someone could accurately describe us knowing only what we count. What we count and why reveal our priorities.   Our priorities also...

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...

You work against resistance to exercise your muscles. You exercise your faith by facing and conquering trials and difficulties.   Trials...

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...