Is It OK to Ask WHY?
For as long as human beings have tried to survive in a sinful world they have asked WHY. The problem…
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10 Scriptures for the Journey Through Grief
Death hurts. A lot! The testimony of Scripture and of Christians during the last 2000+ years is that believing in…
The Antidote to Self-Doubt
What does the self-talk in your head sound like? What do you tell yourself? Perhaps like so many people you…
Three Things to Focus On When Your Spouse is Not a Believer
You may have married before you became a Christian, and now feel the growing disconnect between your newer relationship with…
What Kind of God Do You Serve?
You are a theologian whether you realize it or not. Theology is nothing more than what you believe about God.…
What to Do When You Feel Lonely
Pain is perhaps the loneliest thing in the world. That goes for emotional pain, physical pain, spiritual pain. It becomes…
3 Steps to Fulfilling what God Created You to Do
Why are you here? What is the reason God placed you on this earth? Many people struggle with that question.…
What Forgiveness IS and ISN’T
At some point you will have to deal with the matter of forgiveness. For people who are Christians or who…
What Are We Supposed To Do About “Church”?
It is tragic but too often true; if you want to start a fight among Christians, just start talking about…
Take Jesus There With You
God doesn’t simply rain down healing or transformation from “on high.” Instead, He came to be with us. And in…
Is God For Me or Against Me?
Your picture of God makes a difference. In your heart of hearts, what do you believe about Him? Not what…
You Don’t Have to Live Like This!
Jesus was and is all about life. “In him was life, and that life was the light of men.” (John…
Our Christmas Gift to You
Perhaps you are celebrating Christmas with many friends and family, with food, presents, gifts, and perhaps football. Or perhaps you’re…
Merry Married Christmas to You
The holiday season can add a lot of stress to your marriage. Time and money pressures build up. Some relatives…
How I Push Through the Holiday Blues
Holidays are supposed to be “happy and bright,” right? But every year I hear from people for whom the holiday…
Sometimes I Feel Like Cheating
You haven’t done it – not yet. But you’ve felt like it. Part of you knows you shouldn’t. But things…
How Loving Others Changes You
Ask almost any Christian believer, and they will say Yes to the question, “Are you interested in becoming more like…
What Gratitude Does For You
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Many are gathering to celebrate with family, food, — and football. It’s…
The “Hard” Part of Spiritual Growth
Why aren’t you more like Jesus? God’s plan for you is to “be conformed to the image of His Son.”…
Fake News or Good News?
In the United States we’ve just been through a very contentious election cycle. There’s been a lot of talk about…
What’s Greater Than Forgiveness?
If you’re on your deathbed, forgiveness is the best news you could possibly receive. You’re facing eternity, and you can…
Five Catalysts for Spiritual Growth
Sometimes it seems it would be awesome if God simply “zapped” you and you were “there,” fully transformed into the…
What’s More Important than Your Marriage?
When you get married most people appropriately assume they will be Number One to their spouse. There’s nothing like the…
The Foundation of Your Faith
Your faith is built on something. And you can’t escape the fact that at some point your faith will be…
3 Questions to Ask When You Feel Like Giving Up on Your Marriage
Marriage is not easy. You know that. When things become so painful it may seem leaving the marriage would be…
Different Ways to Pray
Prayer is talking with God. We develop prayer habits just like other habits. Perhaps you’re in the habit of sitting…
How to Go where the Holy Spirit Takes You
Have you ever been on a sailboat? The one time I had the pleasure of sailing was an amazing experience.…
What’s the Purpose of the Christian Life?
Why do we do what we do as believers? What’s supposed to happen to you as a result of being…
Seeking God’s Perspective
Interpretation is important. From one language to another, between man-speak and woman-speak, from the Bible to our own lives –…
How to Deal with Masturbation and Pornography as a Christian
How do you handle the solo sexual stuff? How do you deal with masturbation and pornography as a Christian? I’m…
God Help Me! I’m Sick!
Sickness and disease: is it simply a fact of life on this miserable, sin-filled, messed-up planet? Is it our own…
3 Warning Signs You’re Under Spiritual Attack
Do you ever find yourself trudging along as if in a fog? Something’s off and you can’t nail it down.…
How Sexual Questions are Spiritual Questions
A spouse feeling lost and lonely because their husband or wife isn’t interested in sexual intimacy. A young (or not-so-young)…
Change(d) Conference: You Won’t Leave the Same!
You found your fixer upper! Your creative soul has imagined this moment for years. But finally, there it is in…
How I Experienced Transformation
I’m not the same person I was before. Some feedback from friends recently has pushed me to reflect on my…
The Transformation of Your Mind
Our heads get us into trouble. Feelings get triggered by anything and everything, and some of us are more diligent…
Independence or Transformation?
Here in the United States we celebrated Independence Day yesterday. For some the day was filled with a parade, sun,…
Undo the Shame, Unlock your Transformation
Hiding is human. But if any part of you wants things to be different, it’s time to undo the shame…
The Transformation of the Kingdom of God
When I hear my grandchildren recite the Lord’s Prayer I still sometimes get a little emotional. They don’t yet fully…
Break the Fake: Finding Real Life
Jesus didn’t come to revise the list of do’s and don’ts that would get you into heaven; He came to…
Listening to God in a Distracted Culture
We live in a distracted age. The American Marketing Association estimates the average person is exposed to up to 10,000…
How Helping Others Helps You
You were not created for yourself. Jesus did not come to simply make you feel better. Living as part of…
How to Forgive Your Spouse When It’s Hard
In every marriage people get wounded. Your spouse is a flawed human being, a sinner who causes you pain. (You…
How Rest Activates Your Transformation
Are you tired yet? Have you had enough? Are you fed up with trying harder – at your job, at…
10 Reasons Why Your Spouse Hasn’t Forgiven You Yet
Every marriage is the union of two broken sinful people who, left to their own devices, will destroy each other.…
Can Your Feelings Change?
Feelings color everything we do. Some feelings are wonderful. And sometimes worry, anger, loneliness, depression, irritation, overwhelm, fear, or other…
How Changing Your Past Can Change Your Future
A wise mentor once told me, “You can never step into the same river twice.” Life happens. You can’t recreate…
How Forgiveness Opens the Door to Transformation
If you’re human you’ve been wounded. No one escapes. And when wounded, we do things and make decisions that result…
What to Do when your Spouse Won’t be Intimate
Husbands and wives both deal with this. “I’m not getting enough L.U.S.T. – love, understanding, sex, and trust.” “Trying to…
Where Real Transformation Happens
As a follower of Jesus you are called to change. God has something better for you than the broken-down condition…
