God’s Heart In Our Hands Part 1
"'The women said to Naomi: 'Praise be to the LORD, who this day has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel!" Ruth 4:14Are you willing to take God’s heart into...
View ArticleSweeter Than Honey
“How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” Psalm 119:103I wonder how many of us got tired of hearing our moms tell us, “Eat this, it’s good for you!” And you can bet that...
View ArticleA World of Change
“When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Psalm 11:3In case you haven’t noticed, our world has dramatically changed. At one time it would have been unthinkable that...
View ArticleAging Grace-fully
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.” 2 Corinthians 4:16Very few advertisements tout the benefits of growing old. In...
View ArticleJesus in the Spin Zone
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.” Hebrews 13:8-9After Rosie O’Donnell announced that she was “coming out of the closet,”...
View ArticleThe Secret That Should Not Be Kept
“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.” Romans 1:16Douglas Coupland is a best-selling author known for his books about cultural...
View ArticleWreck-less Drivers
“I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7I’m not sure who came up with the idea of driving around in circles on a small track in a tiny machine; nevertheless, riding go-karts is...
View ArticleChip Off the Ol Block
"Be imitators of God as dear children." Ephesians 5:1 I’ll never forget the time I was asked to bring my family to a banquet where I was to be the speaker. After dinner, my son Matt came up to me and...
View ArticleThe Sorrow Of Betrayal
I have sinned by betraying innocent blood. —Matthew 27:4When I was a boy, my dad observed my spendthrift ways and often said that money burned a hole in my pocket. I suppose it’s not unlike the way...
View ArticleGod’s Heart In Our Hands Part 2
"'The women said to Naomi: 'Praise be to the LORD, who this day has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel!" Ruth 4:14Discover parallels between our modern...
View ArticleHe’s There All The Time
I did not say . . . , “Seek Me in vain.” —Isaiah 45:19I’ll never forget my frustrating experience when I went to Chicago’s Union Station early one morning to pick up an elderly relative who was...
View ArticleIntimacy That Satisfies
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” Psalm 42:1-2In my opinion, intimacy is a really...
View ArticleFoundation Of The Heart
"Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother." Psalm 131:2The great cathedrals of Europe are not only breathtaking but intriguing in their architecture. Because their...
View ArticleWord Power
“I have suffered much; preserve my life, O LORD, according to your word.” Psalm 119:107It was a beautiful day except for the fact that after a sizzling front nine, my golf game had tanked big time. I...
View ArticleGiving Thanks
There are few things that bring greater energy and strength to our souls than the exercise of lifting praise and thanksgiving from our hearts to God’s. Gratitude has a uniquely wonderful way of lifting...
View ArticleBeing Thankful Anyway
“Give thanks in all circumstances.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18Tomorrow is Thanksgiving—by far and away my favorite holiday. I’m not sure why, except that it has always seemed so uncluttered. Fortunately it...
View ArticleLost
“The Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.” Luke 19:10It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. A highly anticipated Christmas shopping trip to the mall with our kids and my parents took a...
View ArticleGod’s Heart In Our Hands Part 3
"'The women said to Naomi: 'Praise be to the LORD, who this day has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel!" Ruth 4:14Discover six steps to bringing God’s heart...
View ArticleTrue Fellowship
“Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.” 1 John 1:3I remember a time when I talked to a woman about prayer. With a starry look in her eyes, she asked if I had ever prayed...
View ArticleThe Power of a Life Well Lived
“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the...
View Article