IS THERE A POINT OF NO RETURN FOR CHRISTIANS WHO SIN? No. You cannot sin so badly that God will not forgive you. Let me give you 3 verses and...

GOD WORKS INCREMENTALLY WITH US, TAKING US FROM SMALL FAITH TO GREATER FAITH I’m fascinated with animal training when I see a parallel between how a trainer works with an...

SEEING GOD'S PICTURES IN THE CELEBRATION OF COMMUNION God has created the physical world to picture spiritual truth Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God. But...

THE BEST THING WE CAN DO TO HONOR "SACRIFICE" IS TO REMEMBER! (This blog post is coming to you a day early this week, and replaces tomorrow's normal post.) Christians...

ACHIEVE YOUR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL BY RENEWING YOUR MIND Because we are transformed by what we let into our minds (Romans 12:2), our Christian life is won or lost by what...

There is power in repetition! Because of how the brain works, if something is truly important, it must be repeated until it changes you. How many times have you heard...

GOD REWARDS FAITHFULNESS TO HIS VALUES, NOT OURS One of the gates in the ancient wall around old Jerusalem is called the Damascus gate. If you go out that gate,...

A SENSE OF PURPOSE WILL GIVE US THE RESILIENCE TO CARRY ON WHEN THINGS ARE DIFFICULT On May 5, 2015 David Brooks wrote in an op-ed column about "purpose" in...

COUNTER THE FIVE REASONS WE FALL SHORT IN OUR FAITH WITH 5 WAYS TO STRENGTHEN OUR FAITH Last week, we looked at five reasons we fall short in our faith:...

OUR PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME AS ADAM AND EVE’S Faith is the main thing in the Christian life. Scripture says: “Without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he...

WALKING BACKWARDS OFF A CLIFF CAN TEACH YOU A LOT ABOUT YOURSELF To be honest, the first time, I didn't actually walk; it was more like a crawl… a shinny...

FOCUSING ON OUR BRIGHT FUTURE CAN EASE OUR TROUBLED PRESENT I'm not saying my life is any harder than anyone else's. I'm just saying that it's harder than I thought...

THREE PICTURES THAT REVEAL THE DEEPER MEANING OF EASTER “The promise of resurrection is seen in every new leaf of spring.” - Martin Luther. When we see the earth die...

5 STEPS FOR REINTERPRETING FAILURE Have you ever felt like a failure? Have you ever failed so often, or so badly, or for so long that you have concluded that...

WHAT YOU HAVE TO FIX BEFORE STARTING OVER We said last week that failure is more common than success, but that if dealt with effectively, failure can become a valued...

IF WE LEARN FROM OUR FAILURES, WE CAN TURN THEM INTO VALUED FRIENDS Failure is more common than success. The planning floor of history is littered with failures, from modest...