My Life is So Crazy… How do I focus on what’s important when our high-speed society tells us that what matters most about us is our possessions, our power, our performance? Our world may be grappling with multiple crises right…
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Shame is a devious emotion. It whispers that you don’t measure up. It burrows deep in your soul and convinces you that you’re flawed, inferior, hopelessly damaged. The evil one loves to put us in the prison of shame and…
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During His last days on earth, Jesus gave His disciples an impossible order to “love as God loves.” “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this,…
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My family and I—like you, no doubt—have spent two months “sheltering in place” and wondering about the future. COVID-19 has changed the world! As our 24-hour news cycle daily tabulates this global pandemic’s carnage, we have to ask, how are…
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A lot of Christians are apprehensive about heaven. Part of this is a typical human reaction to the unknown. What is going to happen to me? What will it be like? How will I feel? What will I do? Our…
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Most parents I talk to tell me they lost sleep worrying about their kids when they were younger. But it’s surprised me to discover how often many parents of adult children tell me the same thing. I often hear statements…
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Be honest: do you have an invisible checklist of ways you think you should change or ways you should behave—and don’t? Or maybe you have an inventory of achievements you hope to accomplish, if only you could . . ….
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In our culture, being a leader is prized. Being labeled a follower is a downer. But think about it. If you’re honest with yourself, you have to admit that we’re all followers! Everybody follows something or someone. Whether intentionally or…
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Easter has come and gone, and we’re starting week four of sheltering in place with a beautiful, sun-shiny day. I’ve been focusing on taking one day at a time during this coronavirus pandemic, but last Sunday (Easter) was probably my…
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