How To Be Blessed
5 This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord. 6 That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will…
Money is Unrighteous: One Parable, Five Heart Issues
Jesus loves people. He loves all kinds of people, and in his earthly ministry Jesus seemingly loved to hang out with tax collectors and sinners. This scandalized the religious people who thought it was an outrage that Jesus would share…
The Rest of Your Life
One of the most restful pleasures of my life has been visiting my parents. For the last 24 years they've been living in a nice house in the middle of ten acres of woods, surrounded by literally thousands of acres…
Your Spouse Knows if You’re Growing Spiritually
What do we think of when we think of growing spiritually? We probably think of all kinds of religious activity--a lot of which is indeed very important to spiritual growth. You can't grow spiritually without spending time in the word…
The Resurrection Frames Everything
So many people today feel powerless. Part of the problem is that with social media we see the glamour of other people’s lives, or what they want to show us, and we feel like there’s no way we can measure…
Are You Cursed if You Don’t Tithe?
Being far from God is not a place we want to be. The story of Israel is the story of a people chosen by God to be his very own, yet they constantly found themselves falling away from God and…
What is Rest?
This is the rest to which Jesus calls you: 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle…
Mental Health and Your Family
I remember a day when I was in about fifth grade that I went home with a sense of dread. For some reason, my father happened to be home from work early. He noticed my somber mood, that I was…
Elijah Syndrome
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a Surgeon General Advisory where he pointed out the physical health risks of being lonely, including increased risk of heart disease, dementia, and strokes. According to him, “the possibility of premature death due to…
Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life!
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 (NIV) We…