When we invite God into our world, he walks in. He brings a host of gifts: joy, patience, resilience. Anxieties come, but they don’t stick. Fears surface and then depart. Regrets land on the windshiel...
What you have in Christ is greater than anything you don’t have in life.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. (Isa...
Which leads us to a second tool you need—an open Bible.
Who has more reason to worship than the astronomer who has seen the stars? Than the surgeon who has held a heart? Than the oceanographer who has pondered the depths?
Wilderness begins with disconnections. It continues with deceit
Wise is the man who learns the nonverbal language of his wife, who notes the nod and discerns the gestures. It’s not just what is said, but how. It’s not just how, but when. It’s not just when, but wh...
Woman, where are they? Has no one judged you guilty?She answers No one, sir.Then Jesus says, I also don't judge you guilty. You may go now, but don't sin anymore.If you have ever wondered how God reac...
Worry divides the mind.
Worry is to joy what a Hoover vacuum cleaner is to dirt: might as well attach your heart to a happiness-sucker and flip the switch.
Yet when God entered time and became a man, he who was boundless became bound. Imprisoned in flesh. Restricted by weary-prone muscles and eyelids. For more than three decades, his once limitless reach...
You and I are commanded—not urged, commanded—to keep no list of wrongs.
You are a version of Joseph in your generation. You represent a challenge to Satan’s plan. You carry something of God within you, something noble and holy, something the world needs—wisdom, kindness,...
You are never more like Jesus than when you pray for others.
You are the only you God made... God made you and broke the mold.
You can talk to God because God listens. Always.
You want to make a difference in your world? Live a holy life:Be faithful to your spouse.Be the one at the office who refuses to cheat.Be the neighbor who acts neighborly.Be the employee who does the...
You come before the judgment seat of God full of rebellion and mistakes. Because of his justice he cannot dismiss your sin, but because of his love he cannot dismiss you. So, in an act which stunned t...
You don’t have to live with a dehydrated heart. Receive Christ’s work on the Cross, the energy of his Spirit, his lordship over your life, his unending, unfailing love. Drink deeply and often. And out...
You have a God who hears you, the power of love behind you, the Holy Spirit within you, and all of heaven ahead of you. If you have the Shepherd, you have grace for every sin, direction for every turn...
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