Shine. Many leaders is sports, entertainment, business, the church, and in politics serve with arrogance instead of confidence and humility. We all have been given gifts of various kinds by God. Will we use those gifts to bring recognition to ourselves or to honor the Giver of gifts? “Each of you should use whatever gift …
Spiritual Blindness. We think we know ourselves, but we don’t. We think we can resist temptation on our own, but we can’t. We all suffer from spiritual blindness. Left unchecked, we can get sucked in to the enemy’s trap. In this trap, we are no longer as effective as a child of God, parent, spouse, …
Communicate. One of the very best ways to stay close to God is to communicate with Him…often. The more I talk to Him the closer I feel to Him. Don’t worry about being formal or getting all the words right. God knows what’s on your heart anyway. It’s the posture of your heart that counts. …
Happy New Year! God only knows what 2026 will bring. Many people fear the future and long for the past. God has a better way for us to live our lives…without fear. In some form or fashion, God says “do not fear” in the Bible 365 times. There’s a reason for that. He doesn’t want …
God’s Strength. Several day before Christmas I was encouraged to once again be reminded that Jesus is Emmanuel, meaning “God with us.” He is still with us and will never forsake us. In times of trouble He strengthens us with His powerful hand. “For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your …
Faith or Gold? We fail, we suffer, we grieve, but our faith is greater than gold. “In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, …
God’s Will. The more time that we spend with God in prayer and in His Word, the more our desires align with His desires. Spend time with God…in a quiet place alone, in your vehicle, at night before you fall asleep, and just a minute before an important meeting or discussion. Trust me, I’m not …
Alone. Sometimes I need to be alone with God. I love attending church, being in a Bible study and leading a couple of small groups, but there are times I need to be alone with God in prayer, or just being quiet and still. He is my “hiding place.” “You are my hiding place; you …
Longing. Often I hear the question, “Will people who never read the Bible or have access to the Gospel be held accountable for not believing in a Jesus they haven’t heard of?” The following verse (Ecclesiastes 3:11) gives us a glimpse into God’s compassion for all people. Everyone has a longing for a better life. …
The Christmas Haircut. When I was in second grade my brother Tom was in fourth grade and my sister Sharon in sixth grade. After Christmas, Tom’s teacher asked what each student received from Christmas. As the teacher went down the row asking, the answers came back proudly; one boy answered, “a bicycle,” another answered, “a …