When I was a teenager, I was approached out of nowhere one day by a man selling gold wrist watches.  Before I even knew what he was...

I grew up in a house where there was always alcohol around.  As you might imagine, when I got old enough for peer pressure to kick-in, I...

Having trouble fulfilling your mission for God?  Maybe you’re operating under your own power or using worldly might to accomplish it.  It...

If your Christian walk hasn’t been all you know it should be lately, maybe this scripture will help. Read through it once or twice and...

“When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.  Or take ships as an example.  Although...

Is it just me, or do people seem to be reinventing God these days?  I constantly hear people telling me what “their God” would and...

“Now the serpent was more crafty…. ‘You will not surely die,’ the serpent said to the woman. ‘For God knows that when you eat of it your...

There are factions of the Christian church today who’ll tell you that the struggles in your life will cease if you just have faith.  In...

“Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.”  Proverbs 5:24 This is my number one struggle — keeping my...

“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.  See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the...

Faith is an interesting and powerful thing.  Jesus himself said that faith as small as a mustard seed was enough to cast a mountain into...

I’ve been asking the Lord for an answer to a very specific question for a couple of weeks now. For some reason, I’ve either not received...

How many times have you heard Christians remark that they can worship God just as well at home as they can at church?  My response is...

Remember that famous Bible character, Daniel?  He’s the one who was thrown in the lion’s den for refusing to pray to anyone but God.  Do...

How often do you hear or read about people who claim to be in search of the truth?  I know I’ve heard it plenty.  Since Jesus IS the...

Would you get angry if someone called you a thief to your face? I suppose most of us would, even though many of us are thieves! Oh, I...

Something deep in my soul cries out when I see someone doing a “good deed” and appearing to seek glory for it.  Of course, you never know...

Have you ever been around someone who’s full of regret?  It’s almost unbearable to watch–probably the saddest thing in the world.  In the...

I really blow it from time-to-time. Sometimes I lose my temper and pop-off at my wife, or my children–then I’ll feel bad for hours. Once...

It seems like a lot of Christians are lamenting the lack of closeness they feel with Christ these days.  I can’t count the times I’ve...