Faith

Once upon a time, people measured their lives in relationship to God, family and other human beings. Today, many of us use things to calculate the value and significance of life.

This foundational virtue is so important that according to Jesus, some people actually walk away from faith because they don’t possess enough of courage.

Can you imagine the freedom that would come to our hearts from having full confidence in the love of Christ? Would it help us love better?

What church should you attend? Sometimes Christians spend a lot of time trying to find just the “right” church. Unfortunately, this method is rarely successful.

Even though we have permission to be familiar with God, we should never forget to whom we are speaking.

The raging narcissism in American society tends to see every human as property. The prevailing cultural view teaches me to measure every person according to their value or their threat to me.

A first step is to be honest about your emotional pain and give yourself permission to grieve. After all, losing a mate to divorce can be compared to losing one to death.

Will you take the hand of Jesus this Christmas and dance with Him into the truth that you are never alone?

Has God shown you your God-given purpose? Do you want to communicate your vision to others effectively for emotional, financial, spiritual or physical support? No doubt, understanding how God created different people’s personalities is critical to communicate your ideas effectively.

Like my grandmother says, it’s best to “do what you can where you are with what you have.‚”

God’s revelation brings a new way of seeing in everyday life.

We often fear the criticism of others and when it does happen, we take it to heart. For this reason, even into adulthood, we’re often waiting for someone to tell us it’s OK to “cross the street” to our God-given purpose because we are afraid that if we blow it we’ll look like an idiot.

Christians should see radical Islam as an opportunity to share the cross with Muslim world in desperate need.

Our society is designed such that we have to intentionally search for opportunities for stillness.

There was a great flurry of news last week about an increase for the second consecutive year in teen births.