Intentional Bible Study – Part 1 There’s Bible study and then there’s intentional Bible study. But did you know intentionality begins with several non-negotiables before you open your Bible? A high view of God and His Word Instead of a high view of God and His...
Gnarled Branches on Your Family Tree What kind of family legacy did you inherit? Are your parents and grandparents examples of godly men and women, or are you burdened with a discouraging legacy? Holidays such as Mother’s Day or Father’s Day can stir up tender...
Increasing Awareness of Sin: Good or Bad? Ever feel as if you can’t pray because you’re so aware of your own sin? After I first became a follower of Jesus Christ, I was shocked to find I felt more sinful than before I became a Christian. And that awareness...
Power of the Tongue “O, Lord: Help my words be gracious and tender today, For tomorrow I may have to eat them!” “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but names can never harm me.” I can still hear that childish chant echo down through the years. Trouble...
Trying Harder to Believe a Lie Are you concerned that you’re not “doing” the Christian life right? Perhaps you’ve believed the lie that you need to try harder to do better. I was raised to believe that as long as I worked hard and worked smart, I would succeed...
Selective Vision and Selective Listening As a writer and freelance editor, I’ve seen first-hand how easy it is to fall into the trap of selective vision. Some of my editing clients are convinced they don’t need an editor, that is until they receive the edits...
Strong Women In honor of Mother’s Day, many church sermons will be shared this weekend extolling the wonders of that noble, excellent, worthy, or virtuous (depending upon your translation) woman described in Proverbs 31. But I much prefer to be like the other...
Confessions of a Recovering Pharisee Have you ever looked up to a pastor or teacher, wishing you could be as good a Christian as they appeared to be? Perhaps you are the one whom others admire, hoping to be more like you in their Christian walk. In Jesus’s day,...
Imposter Syndrome Have you ever struggled with imposter syndrome? Imposter syndrome occurs when people see you as a success, but what they don’t know is that you feel like a fraud. You may be doubting your abilities. Or that concerned people will think...
Identity: Who Are You? Identity is a hot topic these days. Who are you? More and more people answer this question according to who they want to be or who they feel like at the moment. But identity isn’t about who we want to be, it’s about who we are. Even more...
Compassion for Friend and Foe Passions are riding high these days. In many ways, our culture—especially related...
Are You Surviving or Thriving? Anyone besides me feel frustrated at the apparent success of...
Rights Christians Have, Don’t Have, Like, and Don’t Like The Constitution. The Bill of Rights. Documents...