6 Biblical Christian Expectations
When you became a Christian, what did you think your life was going to be like going forward? Did you…
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For the Christian in a Bad Marriage
There’s plenty of marriage advice out there: pre-marital counseling, marriage seminars, sermons and books proclaiming the magic of a marriage…
4 Apps for Healthy Living in Body, Mind, and Soul
Almost everyone has a smartphone today. If you’re like many people, your phone is becoming a primary way in which…
Feeling Abandoned by God When You’re Sick
Physical illness, especially when it’s long-term, can unsettle your world. It saps your energy and possibly your finances. It throws…
How to Save Your Marriage With Prayer
The wake of the Ashley Madison scandal has left many marriages traumatized. Church members have discovered the indiscretions of their…
Positive Spirituality: What’s Good for You?
Is spirituality good for you? You might expect me to claim that Christianity or, more generically, spirituality is a good…
The Single Most Important Way to Avoid Bad Advice
Learning from people who have experienced the same challenges you have is awesomely wise. It’s one of the most productive…
Are You Putting God in a Box?
So who’s right? You? Your pastor? The Pope? The head of some denomination? The group of church leaders when they…
How Getting Fired Can Become Priceless
I’ve only been fired once. It happened in one of the worst possible ways. The email arrived on a Sunday…
Is One of these Character Traits Holding You Back?
Something in your soul says you should be farther along than you are. You see others who seem to have…
50 Places Where You Can See God At Work
Sometimes evil appears to be winning. Our efforts at goodness, or love, or growth seem too little too late. Chronic…
The Ministry of Presence: Being There
Sometimes you can tell somebody what they need to know. That feels good. Sometimes you can fix things for them.…
5 Ways to Spend Time With God When You’re Busy
Your mind gets distracted. Life gets busy. Your thoughts become occupied with figuring out what to do next or solving…
What’s In Your Hand: Using Your God-given Talents
Perhaps you’ve said “I want God to use me!” I know many believers who feel that way. Perhaps your daily…
The 3 Stages of God’s Purpose for You
You’re a husband, a mom, a banker, a teacher, a nurse, a truck driver, a construction worker, a radio operator,…
Keys to Overcoming Opposition In Your Mission
There’s a popular myth – perhaps unspoken – that says everything should be easy if you’re doing the right thing.…
How Your View of God Affects Your Health
There has been considerable debate for centuries about the correlation between spirituality and health. One of the most interesting findings…
How Would You Live If You Knew . . .
Most of us really don’t know. And perhaps that’s a good thing. We don’t know when the next life-altering event…
When Your Faith Conflicts With Government
As a Christian in the United States I and the other believers living here have been spoiled. We have enjoyed,…
Change One Small Thing, and Change Your Future
Just yesterday I talked with a young lady who is enjoying reading Live Healthy, Live Whole. She identified with Mary,…
This Is NOT God’s Will
Bad things are happening – to people you know, to Christians here and in other places, and perhaps to you…
Reasons to Have a Baby for Christians
Some couples assume that having children is just something you do when you get married, and don’t give much thought…
Intimacy Is Worth the Risk
Get too close and you’re likely to get hurt. No wonder many people are afraid to take the risk. Most…
When Good People Do Bad Things
Many in the popular media seem to relish exposing “skeletons in the closet” whenever an individual or a group that…
5 Benefits of Reading the Bible
As a Christian you’ve probably heard over and over, “Read your Bible!” But why? You get busy and it just…
You Really ARE Alone
Helpers, advocates, friends, and kind people everywhere often say to someone who’s hurting, “You’re not alone.” I often say it myself. It’s…
Why Christians Need Emotional Intelligence
The list of catechism-like truths taught in a Sunday school class or Bible study won’t do much to change you,…
How to be Both Heavenly Minded and Earthly Good
You know the old saying: “Christians are so heavenly minded they’re no earthly good.” It’s meant as a derogatory reference…
How to Get More People to Follow You
And no, we’re not talking about Twitter! We all want people to follow us in real life. Or at least…
Love is NOT All You Need
There’s a popular myth about love that goes something like this: “Love is all you need. Love overlooks all wrongs.…
5 Reasons to Leave Your Church
Going to church is something most Christians assume they should do. It’s fashionable for some people to quote Hebrews 10:25…
When What God Said Doesn’t Happen
You’ve prayed, over and over again. Perhaps you’ve asked other people to pray for you also. You were hungry to…
Should Christian Couples Use Contraception?
The publicity the Duggar family has enjoyed has promoted the idea that having an unlimited number of children is the…
How to Turn It Over to God
In Christian-eze it’s been said various ways: “Give it to God.” “Turn it over to God.” “Let God do the…
Why You Should Want To Go To Heaven
Do you really want to go to heaven? Really? Or are you hoping Jesus won’t come back for a while?…
What To Do When You Want To Hear From God
I need God to speak to me. But I’m not hearing anything from Him at all!”
Have you said anything like that? Those of us who care at all about our relationship with God would love to have a way to know exactly what God was saying. But too often it seems like a game of, “Can you hear me now?”
Hearing God’s Voice
God speaks to us, and we can hear Him.
Is that really true? How can we know it’s Him? What does that look like?
I have learned some things about hearing His voice that make it much less confusing and more practical. Here are some characteristics of God’s voice:
God In A Box
We so easily put God in a box. OK, so who’s right? Your pastor? The Pope? The head of some…
