As we open Proverbs 5 this morning, we come to a subject that can be difficult to discuss in church. The next three chapters speaks plainly about sexual desire, adultery, and faithfulness in marriage. These are very personal matters that …
Nobody decides to become a bitter old man, and yet the world is not short of them. No bride plans to become a contemptuous wife, and no deacon sets out to become a hypocrite. We often arrive at ends we …
Most of us want to do some good in the world around us. But oftentimes it feels like the opportunity to do good comes at the most inconvenient time or has too high of a price. Someone needs a ride …
Have you ever known exactly what was right, seen where the wrong choice would lead, and chosen it anyway? Then afterward, when the damage was done, you found yourself asking, “Why did I do that? I knew better.” The gap …
We cannot live without trust. Every ordinary day requires us to place some part of our life into hands other than our own. We drive through an intersection because we trust other drivers to stop. We eat food we did …
None of us really drift through life without any direction. We all have some vision of what the good life is and listen to voices that promise to help us reach it. If you believe the good life means being …
In his novel, Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe tells the story of an eighteen-year-old who is consumed with the idea of experiencing a life of adventure on the high sea. His father urges him not to throw away a stable life …
Every one of us is being taught what kind of life is worth pursuing. Parents teach us, friends teach us, coworkers teach us, and the people we admire teach us. They show us what deserves applause, what should be feared, …
Psalm 23 may be the most familiar passage in the Bible. It is read beside hospital beds, at gravesides, and in moments when ordinary language seems too small for what people are carrying. Most people want a shepherd when life …
