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...
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above (James 1:17).
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...
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
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
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.
Being disconnected from the local church, for whatever reason, is a dangerous way to live...like lone sheep away from the safety of the flock and the watchful care of the shepherd, [these lone rangers...
Am I getting braver, or just getting accustomed to being terrified?
When we offend everybody, we’ve declared truth without grace. When we offend nobody, we’ve watered down truth in the name of grace. John 1:14 tells us Jesus came full of grace AND truth. Let’s not cho...
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.
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...
We are more concerned about looking stupid (fear of people) than we are about acting sinfully (fear of the Lord). —Edward T. Welch
Thomas Watson (1620–1686), a Puritan preacher and author, said, He has no design upon us, but to make us happy. . . . Who should be cheerful, if not the people of God?
There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, ‘All right, then, have it your way.’ —C. S. Lewis
Let us walk as stewards and not act as owners, keeping for ourselves the means with which the Lord has entrusted us. He has not blessed us that we may gratify our own carnal mind but for the sake of u...
Jesus came not only to save spirits from damnation. That would have been, at most, a partial victory. No, he came to save his whole creation from death. That means our bodies too, not just our spirits...
Jake had never felt like such a fool for keeping a promise. He'd broken plenty of others he should have kept. Why had he kept one he should have broken?
If we realize we're undeserving, suddenly the world comes alive. Instead of whining about everything that goes wrong, we're surprised at God's many kindnesses, and our hearts overflow with thanks.
God is the ultimate salvage artist. He loves to restore things to their original condition—and make them even better.
God alone is the Fountain of Life. Without Him there could be neither life nor joy, neither abundance nor delights.