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Aug 13, 2024
Adversity is Important
When we face adversity, God tells us to look toward Him for strength. He stands ready to be our comfort.
Mar 12, 2024
When Conscience Goes Wrong
Scripture has much to say about conscience. Romans 2:15 indicates that a conscience is part of the basic human software package. Since...
Feb 20, 2024
Purposeful Pain
The day was the Sabbath, and from the perspective of the disciples, there was only one reason for the blindness of the man who sat...
Dec 5, 2023
God is Always There
When I came home from the war in Iraq I, like many other returning soldiers, was lost. During the previous year or so, our lives depended...
Sep 12, 2023
A Change of Perspective
Because humans are sinners and live in a fallen world, wherever there are people there are problems. Often, it’s when people form social...
Jul 4, 2023
Christians Aren't Victims: Overcoming Victim Mentality
An unfortunate and often devastating fact of life is that people will sometimes hurt you. They may mistreat and misunderstand you. Our...
Jun 20, 2023
How to be Strong in Uncertainty
Uncertainty can be intimidating. Not knowing what’s going to happen is often scary. You feel like you’re free-falling through life. Maybe...
May 23, 2023
No Limits!
Even good things need limits. There are many activities that are reasonable, but only when they’re done in moderation. The same habits...
Mar 14, 2023
A Broken Body
John 9:1-5: “And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did...
Jan 17, 2023
More Than Conquerors
The phrase, “more than conquerors“ is so well-known that it has become Christian cliché and maybe even trite. Most Christians are...
Dec 13, 2022
Explaining Ego
It is not only successful people who develop ego; often, even unsuccessful people have an ego problem. There is a universality to the...
Nov 29, 2022
Addressing Insecurity
In Psalm 57, David is in a situation of insecurity. He explains that he is facing “calamities” (v. 1). He says that his “soul is among...
Nov 8, 2022
How Do I Get Wisdom?
Job 28:28: "And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding." When I lived...
Oct 11, 2022
Healing the Hurt
There’s a difference between OBJECTIVE hurt and SUBJECTIVE hurt. When Paul was stoned at Lystra and dragged outside of the city and left...
Oct 4, 2022
Forgetting Those Things
In Philippians 3:13, the Apostle Paul famously said, “forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth unto those things which...
Sep 27, 2022
Who's Influencing You?
Proverbs 1:10 says, “If sinners entice thee, consent thou not.” Those that promote evil are vying for your attention, approval, and even...
Sep 13, 2022
Beware of Being Comfortable
Our comfort zone should be an occasional acquaintance but not a way of life. Why? Too much time in the comfort zone makes a person weak,...
Sep 6, 2022
Appetites of the Carnal Heart: Lust
1 John 2:14-17, “I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young...
Aug 30, 2022
Captive Thoughts
If your life is out of control, it's very likely that your mind is the problem. Often the most unhealthy part of a person is their mind...
Aug 23, 2022
People of Conviction
Introduction: Everyone wants to be a person of consequence or significance. We all have an innate desire to make a difference in the...