Life’s Challenges
Jesus said, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” We have a Savior who knows our struggles and knows our pain, and he will give us the strength to persevere and trust his will for us.
Addiction, recovery, and the church
A few months ago, my coworker Pastor Bill met with our city’s mayor. Pastor Bill asked him what the most critical issues in the…
4 kinds of sins (and the 1 God prefers)
If you’re going to sin against God, make sure you sin against him in the right way. Obviously, God doesn’t want you to sin…
Really, Jesus? Carry my cross?
Wouldn’t you like to think that becoming a Christian and living the Christian life will make your life better? Doesn’t Scripture promise that God…
Turn on the light
We had friends over one night, and six kids were playing in the bedroom. The slightly bigger kids were turning the bedroom into a…
All your needs
Would you believe it if someone told you, “I can meet your every need”? What if that someone was your future spouse? your doctor?…
Revelation benediction #2: Blessed dead
In the circles in which I move, nobody much envies dead people. “Poor Benny,” they say. “He was sick for so long.” “Poor Louise….
Lift us up
The mark of good coaches is that their teams get better the more coaching they do. Not perfect, just better. They see potential in…
Too much? Too little?
Everybody would like to strike it rich. From the gold fevers of the mid-1800s to today’s sophisticated investors like arbitrageurs of Wall Street, from…
He knows you by name
How many people know you? I mean, really know you? Your spouse or close family members, your best friend, someone you’ve worked closely with…
Look in the windshield, not the rearview
Is a sharp memory good? Depends. It’s good when you remember names, birthdays, anniversaries, appointments, and promises. It’s bad when you remember past slights,…
Sins of the sons
I know about pain that doesn’t go away. I wrote a book about it. I’m writing about it again, but not because of my…
Chariots of fire
Gehazi, servant to the prophet Elisha, had no difficulty seeing his problems. Ben-Hadad II, the evil king of Aram, had sent an entire company…