We don’t have the luxury of ignoring ISIS with the news tracking every tragedy. As the violence against Christians escalates, we wonder why hasn’t someone intervened?

Riots and protests reported on th…

Habakkuk 2  (NLT)

2 I will climb up to my watchtower
     and stand at my guard post.
 There I will wait to see what the Lord says
     and how he will answer my complaint.

Today, banks make it pretty ea…

It’s been a month — maybe two — since it all started going south.

The debt was manageable in the beginning. There was one pile of student loans, the car payments, and the credit card bills you swore w…

Cancer steals the ones we love. Babies die before they get a chance to live. Police officers are charged with murder. People riot in the streets and burn cities. Wildfires chase people from their hom…

In the midst of hard circumstances or anxiety, it can be difficult to see past the problem in front of us, much less present our requests rationally, clearly or with thanksgiving. What is there to be…

As we grow older, the need to be good is continually reinforced. We justify ourselves with how good we are, whether it’s as an employee, spouse or person. The way we describe each other confirms it.

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Life never seems to go the way we imagine it will in our heads.  No matter the effort we put into preparing our day-to-day lives, unforeseen circumstances can leave us feeling frustrated.

Many of us h…

Are you chained to a secret addiction?

Trapped in a dark depression?

Feeling the weight of past mistakes or the effects of a failing marriage?

When everything seems to be falling apart, and we are certa…

Our world has perfected the art of performance-based love. It is exhausting to feel like you’re only as valuable as you are expendable.

The good news is that our performance does not determine Jesus’ …

What if God was not love? What if He existed as all-powerful and all-knowing but lacked the attribute of love?

Love sets our God apart from the gods of every other religion. Other religions say strive…

It's easy to love people who love you back. But then there are times when it's not so easy to love. The times you have been hurt and wronged. Are you still supposed to love someone who hurts you? And…

Already this week, most of us have probably lost our temper with our kids, ignored an opportunity to be generous, or let the urge to have one more get the better of us.

We're not yet who we want to be…

Have you ever been through a season where you felt like you weren’t hearing from God or seeing Him work in your life? You prayed, you studied the Bible, but inside you wondered if He even hears you. 

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Every Christian wants to know the secret to avoiding sin. When Jesus tells the woman caught in adultery, “Sin no more,” we wonder, “How?” When He tells His disciples, “If you love me, keep my command…

When was the last time you sat back, looked around, and realized you were grateful for your life?

Joy is what we experience in moments like that. We’re connected to something deeper than surface-level…

When we make the decision to follow Jesus, we start a lifelong journey. But this is not a trip we make on our own. When we ask Jesus into our lives, we join a family of other Christians all around th…

We all know that feeling of walking into a gym for the first time. You want to get in shape, and today is the day you’re going to start! There is one problem: You have no idea what to do. You don’t k…

Have you ever been in a relationship where nothing you did was ever good enough? If you have, you know it’s frustrating, exhausting, and often heartbreaking. The eventual outcome is that we stop tryi…

“Don’t drink, smoke, chew or go with girls that do…”

For many this is familiar advice. The point is simple: Stay away from bad influences. Date those who follow the rules. It’s well-intentioned advice…

The apostle Paul wrote emphatically that Christians are sons and daughters of God, and therefore, Jesus is the Christian’s brother. Did you hear that? It’s truly remarkable! And this position of son …