AUG. 22, 2025Advice for in-laws."That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh." Ge 2:24 NIVIn Eight Ways In-laws Can Break Up a Marriage it offer...

AUG. 21, 2025God's answer to anxiety (4)"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee." Isa 26:3Dr. D. James Kennedy wrote: "A proper epitaph for most people today would be

AUG. 20, 2025God's answer to anxiety (3)"All the days of the desponding...are made evil [by anxious thoughts and forebodings]." Pr 15:15 AMPCOne Christian author writes: "I once went throug...

AUG. 19, 2025God's answer to anxiety (2)"Come to me, all you who are... burdened, and I will give you rest." Mt 11:28 NIVAnxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the nation. That was ...

AUG. 18, 2025God's answer to anxiety (1)"Do not fret or have anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance... by prayer...make your wants known to God." Php 4:6 AMPCAnxiety is the curse of the mod...

AUG. 15, 2025God's footprints."Your footprints were not seen." Ps. 77:19 NIVThe psalmist wrote, "Your path led through... mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen" (v. 19 NI...

AUG. 14, 2025Have you been wounded in church? (2)"I will build my church." Mt 16:18Author Sherry Surratt notes that when Jesus promised to build His church, "[he] wasn't just talking about the bricks ...

AUG. 13, 2025Have you been wounded in church? (1)"I will build my church." Mt 16:18Being hurt by another Christian can be devastating, but the church is filled with imperfect people who do things they...

AUG. 7, 2025A life-enriching habit."Evening... morning, and at noon, will I pray." Ps 55:17An ancient European monastery perched on a high ledge was accessible only by way of a basket that was held in...

AUG. 12, 2025Dealing with stress-producing people."If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men." Ro 12:18 NKJVAt times it's impossible to be at peace with certain people....

AUG. 8, 2025Seeing yourself through God's eyes (1)"We are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus." Eph 2:10 NIVIf you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Most of us could come u...

Communication that works at home. "Speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become...mature." Eph 4:15 NIVVirginia Satir, a founder of family systems therapy, determined that most families have five ...

JUN. 24, 2025Called to overcome (1)"He who overcomes shall inherit all things." Rev 21:7 NKJVA pastor writes: "All of us want every day to be a good day. But if every day was a good day, there would b...

JUL. 3, 2025You have come too far to give up now!."He persevered." Heb 11:27 NIVV. Raymond Edman said, "To be torn...by external forces, and still...preserve one's inward integrity, is to know the discipline t...

JUL. 2, 2025Overcoming loneliness."Show deep love for each other." 1Pe 4:8 NLTYou don't have to be alone to be lonely. Some of us are married to emotionally unavailable spouses. Some of us put up with...

JUL. 1, 2025The challenge of developing leaders (3)."The things you have heard me say... entrust to reliable people." 2Ti 2:2 NIVA leadership expert who conducted a poll to find out how people came to...

JUN. 26, 2025Called to overcome (3)"In all these things we are more than conquerors." Ro 8:37 NKJVHave you heard of the principle of supercompensation? A pastor explains: "When an athlete is pushed be...

Wisdom for parenting teenagers."There is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven." Ecc 3:1 NKJVWhy does a happy, cooperative twelve-year-old suddenly turn into a sullen, depressed thirteen-year-old? ...

JUN. 10, 2025The five crowns (3)."There is laid up for me the crown of righteousness." 2Ti 4:8 NKJVThe third crown mentioned in Scripture is the crown of righteousness. Paul writes:

The five crowns (1)."They do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown." 1Co 9:25 NKJVIn describing our heavenly rewards, the Bible speaks of crowns. Let's look at each and see what w...

JUN. 5, 2025Honor others, and God will honor you."...In honor giving preference to one another." Ro 12:10 NKJVOne of the real tests of character and maturity is how you react to someone else's success...

Finding your life's purpose."I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness." Ac 26:16 NKJVIn baseball, the catcher tries to distract the batter. On one occasion when Yogi Berr...

JUN. 3, 2025Take responsibility for your life."Do you want to get well?" Jn 5:6 NIVWhat an amazing question Jesus asked this paralyzed man: "Do you want to get well?" Who wouldn't? You might be...

JUN. 2, 2025A word to graduates."Concentrate on doing your best for God." 2Ti 2:15 MSGGraduate, here are eleven lessons to empower and inspire you: (1) You're here for a reason, and...

MAY. 29, 2025The need for connectedness."Being rooted and established in love." Eph 3:17 NIVUnfortunately, the word fellowship has come to be associated with awkward gatherings in church basements, dr...