A friend and an enemy are two very different things.
Of course. That’s obvious. If a friend gives us an apple, we polish it and chomp away. From an enemy, we view the fruit very differently. We ...
Our Christian walk is all about face value. Is the Christ we speak the same Christ we live? When we counsel our non-Christian friends with Godly advice, do we exhibit those same characteristics in ...
Moses was a reluctant leader. He refused the mantle of God. “No,” he cried. “Not me, God. Send another.” Moses didn’t want to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
Maybe Moses had good reason. ...
In 1906, a great calamity struck the city of San Francisco. The most devastating earthquake in the city’s history brought the Paris of the West tumbling to the ground. The majority of the ...
Social media has become a cultural phenomenon. Travel on public transportation and look at the faces up and down the seats. Earbuds, the glow of screens, and thumbs tapping away are the norm. We keep ...
It’s easy to want things too much.
Our church has 1000 members, but just down the road is one with 10,000. We glare each time we pass by and think, “What are we doing wrong?”
Or we raise ...
We are impressed by flashy love. The spray of red roses. The flamboyant kiss as we greet our spouse. Beautiful cards on each and every occasion.
Yet flashy love is sometimes just that, a flash of ...
Sometimes we have to take one on the chin for the little guy.
What does that mean, and who is the little guy? In this case, we’re talking about the inexperienced person, the underachiever, the one ...
Purity is a sign of true dedication to Christ. We imagine heaven as white, with fluffy clouds, angels all in white, and God with a white flowing beard.
Even in movies, God always wears a white suit, ...
There’s no doubt that parenting is hard. Elisha Beach at The Huffington Post says there are days his kids “push every button, break every rule and ignore every word” he says to them. Rheana ...
Just because we hold our debit card in hand doesn’t mean we have access to the cash in our account.
BankRate.com references the 2007 fraud debacle with T.J. Maxx, where upwards of $150 million was ...
We crave the blessing of God. We want him to guide our steps. We pray before we head on trips, and we put our finances in his hands.
Even so, to say “Bless your heart, darlin’” in the South ...
Water is a requirement for survival. Our very existence is dependent on it. We collect it in lakes, store it in towers, and pump it through piping to our homes and offices.
We can send water ...
A friend and an enemy are two very different things.
Of course. That’s obvious. If a friend gives us an apple, we polish it and chomp away. From an enemy, we view the fruit very differently. We ...
Our Christian walk is all about face value. Is the Christ we speak the same Christ we live? When we counsel our non-Christian friends with Godly advice, do we exhibit those same characteristics in ...
Moses was a reluctant leader. He refused the mantle of God. “No,” he cried. “Not me, God. Send another.” Moses didn’t want to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
Maybe Moses had good reason. ...
In 1906, a great calamity struck the city of San Francisco. The most devastating earthquake in the city’s history brought the Paris of the West tumbling to the ground. The majority of the ...
Social media has become a cultural phenomenon. Travel on public transportation and look at the faces up and down the seats. Earbuds, the glow of screens, and thumbs tapping away are the norm. We keep ...
It’s easy to want things too much.
Our church has 1000 members, but just down the road is one with 10,000. We glare each time we pass by and think, “What are we doing wrong?”
Or we raise ...
We are impressed by flashy love. The spray of red roses. The flamboyant kiss as we greet our spouse. Beautiful cards on each and every occasion.
Yet flashy love is sometimes just that, a flash of ...
