We’ve heard it said, if not to us, then to someone else.
“There’s your way, then there’s the right way.”
What does that mean, anyway? Can it be as obvious as it sounds?
Are we always ...
Young children mimic everything. If we, as parents, occasionally let an inappropriate comment slip, how can we be surprised to hear those same words from our children’s mouths? If we kick our dog ...
Read more: Where We Lead, They Shall Follow
We live in an age of communication overload. We have cell phones in our pockets, tablets in our briefcases, and laptops on the go. We receive text messages, emails to let us know that someone wants ...
How much of a risk-taker are you?
Are you willing to drive a car without airbags?
Board an airplane without landing gear?
Jump from a tall platform without checking to see if you’re hooked up ...
A family in small town Azle, Texas, bought a house with large windows in an upscale lakefront neighborhood.
The area was heavily wooded, and only the houses along the shore had views of the water. ...
He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from ...
One of the dumbest things anybody could ever do would be to limit God.
Matthew 19:26 says:
“But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are ...
So, you feel forgotten.
Grandma didn’t remember your birthday. Uncle Tom didn’t show up for your graduation. Your own children didn’t send you a card for Mother’s Day.
Even the cashier at ...
How can we tell the true spiritual timbre of our hearts?
It’s easy to show up at church on Sunday mornings, sing in the choir, and shake hands with people we’ve come to know as casual ...
In the past, a hope chest was how an unmarried woman prepared herself for her future as a bride.
She wasn’t starting out her marriage empty handed. She was bringing something into the union: ...
When we sign on the dotted line for a new car, the finance company has to disclose all the fees it intends to charge us. Credit card companies fall into the same category, as do realtors, phone ...
Read more: Hidden Fees
The morning alarm rings, and we wake to the brilliance of the sun shining through the trees.
The grass glistens with the morning dew, and it’s beautiful.
It’s moving day. We’ve emptied our ...
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live ...
