I had just turned thirty. I was traumatized. And I was standing at a crossroads in life—a life radically different from a short six weeks earlier when I was married and had a thriving journalism career. I was not only...
Modern-day churches in America are quite frankly a mess! Instead of welcoming all the weary souls who are suffering, the front doors are locked tight. The oh-so-lucky people with a key to the church are the supposedly “self-righteous Christians,” who...
From the key passage regarding generosity in Luke 6, we find our second giving principle: the law of promise. This law tells us that whatever we give, God will give it right back. Kindness comes back, money comes back, friendship...
When people use us, abuse us, and accuse us, we often have a knee-jerk reaction. We get angry and may “vent” to people. We may choose to defend ourselves and accuse the accuser. But that’s a mistake because, in doing...
I had to make a choice that would change the course of my life—and my attorney only presented me with two options: I could take a plea deal and potentially go home in three and a half years with good...
Despite the flood of emotions that arise in my soul when I am abused, accused, or otherwise misused, I have learned that waiting on God’s vindication will serve me better than any feeble attempt I can make to even the...
Jesus Himself declared that we can remove these serpents from both our and others’ lives. His clear words concerning this are found in the Great Commission, specifically Mark 16:15–18. Let’s examine it closely. And He said to them, “Go into...
People like to say that stewardship is not just about money. They say things like, “Well, I’m tithing my time to the Lord.” That’s all good, and I get their point. But there is not one single verse in the...
Have you ever seen the movie about Scrooge, titled A Christmas Carol? What a miserable human being. I know a lot of Christians in America who are just like him. They have to have more, more, more. They’ve done nothing...
