Contentment requires hard choices. In Philippians 4, Paul tells us he had to learn the secret of being content. And that secret is a hard learning process...

My friend Linda Marie struggles with rheumatoid arthritis. It’s a disability that erodes and thickens your joints, causing tremendous pain. But Linda deals...

What would you think of an athlete who showed up at only a few practices before the big game? You certainly wouldn’t call him diligent, would you...

Does heaven really take note of every thought and word that honors Christ? When a stunning sunset makes you feel warmly of the Lord, or when...

When you look at the church at large, or even your own congregation, do you ever wonder how it could be so dysfunctional? Why is the body of...

No one enjoys a hard trial, and many Christians wonder why God would dispense the toughest trials to his precious ones, like Mary and Martha...

In the garden, when it became clear to Jesus after he prayed that there was no other way around the horror of the cross, he yielded; and he yielded with...

When I agonize with deep pain, I often look up from my wheelchair and plead, “God, I don’t think I can do this. I really don’t. But you, with your...