I’ve had two days in a row where I heard my own sharp, cutting comments made about other people and other situations which were never...

When I pray, other than the all too brief moments of thankfulness or praise or occasional repentance, I mostly pray for something to...

Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. Ps. 47:6 Kind of like a tough guy not looking as intimidating...

The small group movement “is succeeding less because it is bucking the system than because it is going with the flow. It does not offer a...

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Gal. 6:2 I have had several dear friends follow up with...

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry out...

“The Gospel plus nothing”: It means that the person and work of Jesus are responsible for my creation, redemption and ultimate future...

This morning at the beach, as we anticipate the oil spill’s approach any hour now, we were discussing a report my father-in-law saw on...

A year ago March, I went up to a lake in North Georgia for a week with my children. It was one of those perfect weeks of simple,...

Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for...

Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Psalm 111:2 I was reminded by Scotty Smith’s prayer this...

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come? Lamentations 3:38 Like so many moments in life, a...

My lover is mine and I am his; … Song of Solomon 2:16 What does it really mean that “I am His”? The fact that I belong to Him, not just...

Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father...

The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Luke 1:28 I had the privilege of spending...

That principle of inertia, that objects in motion stay in motion, is dreadfully true. Even as I have attempted to stop the busy working...

A couple of days ago, I was talking about habits with my children. Chad commended his sister for reducing her knuckle cracking habit. I...

All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever. Genesis 13:15 The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an...

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or...

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are...