Bringing Light to Life
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, we want relief . . . now! Pain’s Not Your Enemy At such times it’s important to remember that pain isn’t our enemy. It’s our body’s way of telling us something’s […]
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 who begged the Lord’s disciples to evict a demon from his son. The evil spirit would trigger convulsions and try to kill the boy by throwing him into […]
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 could they? That’s what makes the words of James, the half-brother of Jesus, so unexpected. He didn’t hesitate to declare that the purpose of all testing is to produce “perseverance” (James 1:2-4). […]
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 Father—if that man needed to discuss decisions with God prior to making them, how much more do we need to pray before an important decision? Jesus Valued This It’s […]
When placed under oath a witness swears to, “Tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” The middle phrase is a problem if someone wants to minimize what they’ve done. Most of us are okay admitting we did something wrong, as long as we can withhold the details. It’s one thing to […]