You Don’t Know This About Jesus #5 The God of the Gap The desperate father brought his son to the disciples of Jesus. He pleaded with them to cast out the demon that had tormented his son from..
You Don’t Know This About Jesus #2 “Beloved Son” Means More Than You Think While compiling The One, a chronological blending of the four Gospels, I had to decide which of the words from the Father at the baptism of Jesus..
Do This To Show Someone Their Worth As Jesus entered the Upper Room for a final meal with His disciples, He remained silent. No need to speak. His actions would soon say more than..
People Who See Miracles Have This Since March 2012 I’ve read through the Gospels every month. And one of the greatest lessons I’ve learned is this: With Jesus, your expectation will..
My Resume of Failure I’ve got an impressive resume of failure. Really. It’s embarrassing to admit, but it’s true. At one time or another I’ve failed in every area of..
Ride Out Your Pain We’ve all experienced our share of physical, psychological, emotional and mental pain. And when we feel squeezed, like a tennis ball in a vise,..
A Lesson Learned From Billows of Black Smoke You wouldn’t think something as insignificant as a gear-shift indicator could spell disaster for a car. But it could. I used to own an Oldsmobile..
Jesus is The God of the Gap We all face situations where a gap exists between the faith we have and the faith needed to release God’s power into a situation. Like the father..
Raise Your Spiritual Expectation for 2023 Will your expectations of what Jesus can do limit or release his power in your life this year? A Hometown Visit When Jesus visited his..
Sometimes an exhortation works like a chisel that chips off a rough edge. While the process is painful, it may be necessary. That’s why the..
Do This Before Every Decision If the greatest leader of all time—the only man who lived without sin, who never made a bad decision, who lived in perfect harmony with his..
When You Don’t Know What To Do Moses, one of history’s greatest leaders, couldn’t solve every problem by himself. And neither can you. Fortunately, Moses had what we need. He..
To Serve Others Best, Do This First Dale Carnegie once said, “No man gets rich without enriching others.” Carnegie lived that philosophy, as evidenced by the 43 millionaires who..
Take the Leap . . . Be Spontaneous Spontaneity is crucial to emotional well being. A spontaneous person responds quickly to what he or she is feeling and to what’s happening around..
Leading When You’d Rather Hide Leaders sometimes face intractable opposition. The resistance seems too strong, too entrenched and too organized. Resources seem too limited...
A Purpose for Human Suffering Why? It’s the question that hits first and lingers longest. Why me? Why now? Why this? Most people don’t even try to answer such questions. How..
The Three Dreams of Joseph In Matthew’s gospel, attention is fixed on Mary, Jesus, the star, the shepherds, the manger, and the magi with their gifts of frankincense, myrrh..
Be Thankful For This In my lifetime I remember no other occasion when I questioned the veracity of so many people and organizations. Who can we trust? Politicians? The..
This Danger Lurks Nearby In a scene from the television show, Animal Planet, a compelling image shows a herd of gazelles grazing in the middle of a meadow. The golden..
How the Humble Handle Power Humility is measured by how we handle losses. Humble people avoid excuses and finger pointing. They accept that even a valiant effort may fail...
Hard . . . But Not Impossible As God has forgiven you, so must you forgive others. “But I can’t,” you might say. “You don’t understand what they did to me.” You’re..
Getting Past Spiritual Barriers Here’s the situation: You want to talk with someone about the Lord, but you’re not sure how. For years I shared Christ in the same way while..
A Thought: On My Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Saturday, my wife Cindy and I will celebrate 50 years of marriage. Prior to our wedding we dated a year-and-a-half. On our second date, a day..
Overcoming Your Greatest Fear Had you sat beside Jesus in Gethsemane, and known what he would face, you might have questioned his resiliency. If the thought of crucifixion..
To Avoid Comparisons Do This Compare yourself to someone with more feel small. Compare yourself to someone with less feel big. For awhile. Comparisons..
