You and I are co-laborers with God (1 Cor. 3:9). Among other things, that means when someone prays that God may use us as the means of answering prayer. But we are not robots. We are not programmed to perfectly obey God. We don’t have to …
Let’s face it; no Christian in his right mind gets up one day and says, “I just want to fail. Make a mess of my life. Bring myself to an open shame. I want to bring reproach upon the gospel.” Yet we know moral failure happens …
Imagine this: You just left the doctor’s office, and you received devastating news about your health. Or you just received an e-mail at work announcing that the company you have worked for the past twenty years will close in three months. How about this one: your …
I know something about parenting. My wife and I have six children. Currently, they are all over 30 years old except our youngest son who is 23. As I reflect on my children and then on my childhood, I am convinced that Christian parenting is increasingly …
Hebrews, chapter 11, mentions some great men and women of faith. This chapter cites some of the great things they did—by or through faith. These men and women are excellent examples of the transforming power of faith. Many people confuse merely believing with having faith in …
