We can't surrender to the culture. We've minimized the role of fathers, so we've created a generation of barbarians, children who become men without growing up. They stay in boyhood through their 20s...
What we do with a little time, a little talent, and a little money tells God a lot.
When God provides more money we often think, This is a blessing. Yes, but it would be just as scriptural to say, This is a test. Abundance isn’t God’s provision for me to live in luxury. It’s his prov...
When our sin reached its full horror, God’s love was displayed in all its glory. If you doubt God’s love for you, look at the cross.
A Greek philosopher said, 'All men think it is only the other man who is mortal'. The way we scurry about accumulating things is testimony to our unspoken doctrine that we are exceptions to the law of...
British preacher Charles Spurgeon (1834–1892) said, Those who are ‘beloved of the Lord’ must be the most happy and joyful people to be found anywhere upon the face of the earth.
Christ is the desire of nations, the joy of angels, the delight of the Father. What solace then must that soul be filled with, that has the possession of Him to all eternity! —John Bunyan
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can. —John Wesley
Do we seek happiness because we’re sinners or because we’re human? Should faith in God be dragged forward by duty or propelled by delight? Must we choose between holiness and happiness? Much
Don't forget that the most effective form of child abuse is giving a child everything they want.
Dr. Martin Luther King said, ‘If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare composed poetry. He should sw...
Earth is a in-between world touched by both Heaven and Hell. Earth leads directly into Heaven or directly into Hell, affording a choice between the two. The best of life on Earth is a glimpse of Heave...
Forgiveness is not automatic. It’s conditioned upon confession: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). Christ...
Giving sacrificially also means giving the best. If we have two blankets and someone needs one of them, sacrificial giving hands over the better of the two. Sadly, much of our giving is merely discard...
God is the ultimate salvage artist. He loves to restore things to their original condition—and make them even better.
God provides not only in what he gives us, but at times in what he keeps from us. Have you ever noticed that excess money just seems to dissipate in a multitude of directions?
If I promised you a new car, would you say, If it’s new, it probably won’t have an engine, a transmission, doors, wheels, or windows? No, you’d never make such assumptions. Why? Because if a new car d...
If we come to see the purpose of the universe as God’s long-term glory rather than our short-term happiness, then we will undergo a critical paradigm shift in tackling the problem of evil and sufferin...
Imagination is a God-given gift; but if it is fed dirt by the eye, it will be dirty. All sin, not least sexual sin, begins with the imagination. Therefore what feeds the imagination is of maximum impo...
Inside your body, even if it is failing, is the blueprint for your resurrection body. You may not be satisfied with your current body or mind—but you’ll be thrilled with your resurrection upgrades. Wi...
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