In my work with young people, I see many different motivators come and go, but probably none as strong as the one to “get back” at anyone...

Imagine that you’re sitting in a room with some friends and your best friend walks in. When you stand to greet him, he turns away and...

Encouragement is an incredible thing! It can rejuvenate a tired body is a nanosecond. On some occasions, one simple word of encouragement...

Pride is one of the most destructive forces inside a human being.  At it’s root, it’s the opposite of humility and frankly, it’s just...

Humans have all kinds of fateful traits, but probably none as destructive as our pride.  Pride causes us to be judgmental of others, to...

Is it an incredible blessing to know the Gospel of Jesus Christ?  How much more would it be a blessing to actually have walked the...

Often those who say they are Christians can get big-headed, even looking down on those who are not Christians.  I believe this comes from...

Jesus, speaking with the Pharisees. “Once more Jesus said to them, ‘I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your...

When I lived in Florida I learned a little bit about Ponce de Leon.  It seems he was searching for the “fountain of youth” and though...

When I was young, if your telephone rang after 9:00 PM, it meant someone was either dead, or dying.  These days, I’ve had people who...

Some of the Jews were wanting to get baptized by John (the Baptist) just before the beginning of Jesus’ earthly ministry when he began to...

I don’t want anyone to think I’m unpatriotic or anything, but I sometimes wonder how the Constitution of the United States of America...

Many world religions, some with literally billions of followers, believe people come back to life after they die.  Christians also...

The Scriptures tell us that we’re supposed to consider others more important than ourselves (Phil 2:3), but most of us have a hard time...

On first blush it seems to me that “cursed blessings” is a huge oxymoron; on par with “jumbo shrimp” and “military intelligence.”  On...

Some people will try to tell you that those who follow the Jewish and the Islamic religions are only different from Christians in how we...

Sometimes I’ll get seriously convicted about something in the life of one of my older children and I’ll feel I need to talk to them. ...

You may have been too young to remember, but at some point in your development you were probably in love with the people who cared for...

When I was a young military officer, I learned many valuable lessons.  Some of the most important were simple manners.   There are “do’s”...

I didn’t have much of a relationship with my parents. I didn’t receive much attention unless I was in trouble and that was often enough...