Feb 12, 2015 | Godly Living
So it’s that time of night again, where I’m tucking my kids into bed and it’s time to pray. As I prayed with them I began to hear a pattern of “rehearsed” prayer that I could hear was not really about communion with God, but was more about making mom happy....
Nov 2, 2014 | Christian Worldview
This Tuesday is a major day in our nation’s history because it’s an election day, and an election day that is especially significant because the balance of power is on the line for the United States Senate and House of Representatives. I encourage everyone to...
Jun 10, 2014 | Godly Living
Recently I visited my octogenarian parents and we discussed the fact that my Dad, who turns 90 this year, had just celebrated 25 years of retirement. I asked him if he’d ever been bored during the last quarter of century, and he replied, ‘Not until very recently’,...
Oct 18, 2013 | Godly Living
Recognizing that the greatest challenge you will face after being wounded by someone is keeping yourself free from anger, bitterness, and resentment, I suggest that your first prayer should be for yourself. Our role is to be pure vessels through which the Holy...
Aug 30, 2013 | Godly Living
I went to bed last night with conviction and grief in my heart. I did not personally watch the VMA’s to see all that ensued that night, but naturally Facebook was blowing up with things about Miley Cyrus. I looked at one and it showed all the strange moments in her...
Jun 18, 2013 | Godly Relationships
Do you ever find yourself being “caught up” in drama with family, neighbors, co-workers, or friends? It can be an enormous distraction to an otherwise productive day. “Drama” in relationships can also create tension, division, and emotional pain....
May 24, 2013 | Godly Living
“All this,” David said, “I have in writing as a result of the Lord’s hand on me, and he enabled me to understand all the details of the plan.” 1 Chronicles 28:19 God can help us to understand the details of a plan or reveal to us His hand in the...
Apr 5, 2013 | Godly Living, Hope and Encouragement
When you come before the throne of God in prayer, do you come with confident boldness or with caution and timidity? Recently I was hospitalized with necrotizing fasciitis (otherwise known as “flesh eating bacteria”) in my left arm.It was an...
Feb 4, 2013 | Godly Living
Many people have asked about how they can pray effectively. There are many ways to pray. What the Lord desires when we pray is for us to approach Him with reverence, a humble spirit, and a heart that believes in His unfailing love, His supreme power, and in His desire...
