God does not want your unwilling obedience. If you believe your religious adherence to certain behaviors, practices, rituals, or beliefs is saving, think again. Salvation is a matter of your heart, your soul, your mind, your identity, your whole self … Continued
If you know the answer how can you fail to achieve the result? Maybe you know you need to exercise more to become fit and stay healthy, and yet you don’t follow through. Maybe you change your diet in hopes … Continued
No matter what the situation, God is calling you to respond with love, compassion, forgiveness, mercy, grace, and understanding. Jesus put it this way, “You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: ‘An eye for … Continued
Every life is a story. Every person is a book worth reading. Every human is a complex collage of influences, decisions, and experiences. So, if you are letting your dark and complex past define you, if you are looking at … Continued
The enemy would like you to think that being under attack, being challenged, or facing an obstacle is enough reason in itself to give up, accept defeat, and lower your expectations for the future. However, God has a different plan … Continued
Do you believe in grace? When you ask yourself what you need in order to be successful in life, what do you believe the answer is? When you consider the pursuit of happiness, fulfillment, peace, and joy, what do you … Continued
Have you ever noticed that Jesus was just as comfortable touching lepers, healing the blind, and raising the dead as He was partying with tax collectors, discussing the finer points of the law with the rulers of the synagogue, connecting … Continued
You should be living your life with expectancy. “Yeah, right. Nothing seems to be working out for me right now. Why should I expect it to get better?” Expectations are central to your ability to handle a wide variety of … Continued
Jesus taught a declarative faith. Belief is too often relegated to the boundaries of life where your doubt meets your credulity. Jesus didn’t say “If you think this mountain may move it will.” Jesus said, “I assure you, if you … Continued
Life has a certain linearity to it. You didn’t live the other choices you could have made. You only can live the single path you choose. Each interaction. Each conversation. Each decision. Each experience. Each moment only happens once. There … Continued
Ever been in a place where you couldn’t find the bottom to bottom out or the top to climb out? You were looking for an external driver to change and it just didn’t come? No matter which direction you took … Continued
Every human being created is called to conquer. You were built for victory. You were designed for success. You are an overcomer, planned from the beginning to defeat the enemy and bring the power of God to bear in every … Continued