INVESTING TIME, TALENT AND TREASURE IN LIGHT OF ETERNITY This life is not about this life. This life is about the next life. And we are to live this life...

THREE PASSAGES THAT COMBINE TO CREATE A FORMIDABLE BARRIER AGAINST SPIRITUAL DISCOURAGEMENT About two weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking at the Xcelerate 2017 Discipleship Conference, at New...

3 SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE AND ACCLERATE YOUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH Dr. Caroline Leaf is a neuroscientist and committed Christian who is taking the lead in revealing how brain science can...

A SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE FOR RENEWING YOUR MIND AND TRANSFORMING YOUR LIFE As you know, I am big on taking truth through the brain over and over again to encourage mental...

FOUR EXTRAORDINARY DEMONSTRATIONS OF GOD'S LOVE Though there is plenty in Scripture to indicate that God loves us, some of us are still unconvinced, held back by the nagging question,...

IF THERE ARE THINGS EVEN WE DON'T ACCEPT ABOUT OURSELVES, HOW CAN GOD ACCEPT US? One of the difficulties we have believing that God loves us is that we know...

THREE MISCONCEPTIONS THAT WILL HOLD YOU BACK. Our self-image is a powerful force in life. We always act consistently with it; therefore we will never rise above our self-image. So...

BECOMING MORE SELF-AWARE SPURS SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION The road to transformation is long, and the journey can be bumpy from time to time. But it is a road that we must...

DID PRAYER REDUCE THE DAMAGE OF IRMA? As I write this, Hurricane Irma has been downgraded to a tropical storm, and Florida is beginning to lift its head and assess...

HARNESSING THESE FORCES CAN HELP US ACHIEVE OUR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL If you harness these six forces for good, they can help you achieve your highest spiritual potential in life. If...

OUR FEELINGS FOR GOD DEPEND ON OUR MASTERY OF THE FACTS Most Christians would like to feel closer to God. We would like to feel warm affection for Him when...

DOES GOD LOVE YOU MERELY BECAUSE YOU’RE A HUMAN (PROFESSIONAL), OR BECAUSE YOU ARE “YOU" (PERSONAL)? Many years ago when I first became a Christian, I struggled with being able...

HELP WHEN YOU’RE TOO WEARY TO WORSHIP I mentioned last week that my greatest challenges in spending time nurturing my relationship with God are fatigue and distraction, and that there...

3 TIPS: WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE SPENDING TIME WITH GOD It is generally understood that one of the spiritual disciplines a Christian should have is to set aside a...

WHAT LIES ARE YOU BELIEVING? Scripture calls Satan both “the father of lies” and “the destroyer.” Last week we made the point that Satan’s main strategy in the spiritual war...

A MAIN STRATEGY OF SATAN IS TO DECEIVE IN ORDER TO DESTROY! It does no one any good not to operate on the basis of truth. Being in touch with...