A few generations ago there was a man who had enough money to buy distance from everyone. Most people cannot do that, but we still try in smaller ways. You can lock your door at night, and you still have …
We’ve been studying Jesus’ words to His disciples in John 15 about how to really grow to be like Him. He has been telling them that real growth is not produced primarily by willpower, but by abiding in Him. Using …
Many of us know what it is like to live the Christian life as if we are on a spiritual roller coaster. One week we feel close to Christ, and the next week we feel like frauds. A good day …
In his book, “The Courage to Change”, journalist and self-help advocate, Dennis Wholey, describes how easy it is for many people to get stuck in the past and unable to move forward. Some of the saddest people he met were …
There are times in the Christian life when obedience to God does not feel like progress. For a season, walking faithfully with the Lord can feel less like freedom and more like loss. Yet what He removes cannot be left …
Everything that grows requires a source beyond itself. A seed does not generate life from within but draws from soil, water, and sun. A muscle does not build strength in isolation. It tears down under resistance and rebuilds through rest …
How important will your last words on this earth be when they are the last thing that defines you? For better or worse, the people who hear them will likely attach great weight to them. When the end comes, what …
Have you ever had to use reward to motivate someone to do something you wanted? Parents do it with kids. Coaches do it with playing time. Even adults who insist they are self-motivated suddenly become very cooperative when the right …
The book of Revelation closes the Bible, not with mystery for its own sake, but with urgency. These are the final words God chose to leave His people with before Scripture ends. Revelation is often treated as confusing, symbolic, or …
