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THANKFULNESS IS ONE OF THE MOST practical expressions of faith in our walk with the Lord. More than a positive mental attitude, it is the recognition of God working in our life for our good and for His glory…please read more.

LIFE ALWAYS WILL PRESENT CHALLENGES, difficulties, and pain. The Lord uses these challenges and pain to break us of our self-reliance and selfishness. Our sin is exposed and…

JESUS CALLS EACH OF US TO A PROCESS of brokenness and surrender. Brokenness is the result of God’s working to bring me to the end of my resources. I am empty and have nothing else…please read more.

GOD’S GOAL IN OUR LIVES IS TWO-FOLD: experience the life of Christ and, as we walk through challenges, be conformed to the image of His Son. The following is how this works out for us…please read more

PROBABLY THE GREATEST NEED and challenge of committed followers of Christ is that, having a heart to give and invest in the lives of others, they end up spending an overwhelming amount to time and effort doing…please read more.

THE REALITY OF A PERSON’S WALK WITH GOD is not how they do when things are going well; rather, it is revealed when times are difficult or even in the ordinary humdrum of life. This is the real test for…

WE OWN NOTHING IN THIS LIFE—we are stewards, managers of God’s possessions. We are entrusted with the temporal goods of time, talent, and treasure in order to grow in our relationships…

BEING OUT OF BALANCE is a good diagnostic tool—we almost always can recognize when things are spinning out of control and our gyroscope begins to wobble. Yet the answer is never…please read more

A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE was reflecting on his business and his life circumstances. He wrote the following note: “I am in a problem business. I live by circumstances like my dad did…

TAKE TIME. GIVE GOD TIME to reveal Himself to you. Give yourself time to be silent and quiet before Him, waiting to receive through the Spirit the assurance of His presence with…