Like There’s No Tomorrow
“Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow.” James 4:14I expected some challenges when I took on the presidency of Moody Bible Institute, but I never expected a death threat. It happened...
View ArticleCross Bearing
“Anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.” Matthew 10:38Right now it’s summer! When I’m wearing flip-flops to the grocery store and running the air conditioner in my car....
View ArticleV.I.P Treatment
“These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.” Deuteronomy 6:6A quick read through the Old Testament leaves no doubt that God wants His people to take His Word seriously. The...
View ArticleSetting the Record Straight
“I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.” Ecclesiastes 1:14Baseball fans will always remember the 2007 season—an interesting...
View ArticleConnectedly Challenged
“Remain in me, and I will remain in you.” John 15:4I’ll never forget the time I bought a new stereo system. I brought the boxes home and carefully unwrapped each piece of equipment. I spread …
View ArticleWho’s in the Spotlight?
“Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31If you’ve been around the world of golf for long, you know that winning the coveted “Green Jacket” at the Masters is arguably the...
View ArticleWall-Bangers Anonymous
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials. —James 1:2I’ll never forget the time during college when, after I had finished writing a big paper that was due the next day, I heard a …
View ArticleDon’t Feed the Bears
“Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell of all His wonderful acts. Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.” Psalm 105:2-3Each year over 3.5 million people visit...
View ArticleWhat’s Really Good For Us?
“Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.” 1 Corinthians 6:18U.S. News & World Report previously ran a...
View ArticleWelcome to the Complaint Department
“How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever?” Psalm 13:1In one of my favorite children’s books Oh, the Places You’ll Go! the great philosopher Dr. Seuss writes about the ups and downs of life....
View ArticleWhat Has He Done For You Lately?
“I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.” Psalm 34:1My friend Frank Tanana, who pitched the Detroit Tigers into the American League Championship Series, has an...
View ArticleHappy Holidays
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." Matthew 5:6At the risk of sounding a little cynical, I have to tell you that I sometimes wonder if some of our...
View ArticleLessons From Jonah
I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, and He answered me. —Jonah 2:2The story of Jonah is one of the most discussed and fascinating accounts in the Bible. But for all the debate, one thing...
View ArticleThe Tipping Point
Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God. —Romans 12:1In his book The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell observes that struggling businesses are often turned around by one key...
View ArticleThe Pharisee in All of Us
“Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.” Luke 7:47I’ll never forget hearing the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir in...
View ArticleTrue Truth
“Prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Peter 1:21Remember the days of the multivolume encyclopedia? Not long ago...
View ArticleSupremely Significant
“Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 2:5Modern counseling and psychology focus a lot of attention on obsessive behaviors—whether it’s an obsession with food, tobacco,...
View ArticleDrifting Away
“Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’” Genesis 3:1On a recent vacation, Tom was casually bobbing around on a raft just offshore. He closed his eyes, basking in the warm...
View ArticleDon’t Eat That Stuff!
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such...
View ArticleGetting Through
I will hear what God the LORD will speak, for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints. —Psalm 85:8Gone are the days when a real person greets you on the other end of a phone call. It seems...
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