If you love someone, you’ll want to know what pleases them. It’s an appropriate thing to ask couples to see if they really know the other person. In what do they take pleasure? Peter gives that advice to men concerning their wives: 1 Peter 3:7 (ESV) — 7 Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in […]

I have a friend who is quite knowledgeable and talented who, if he answered every request for help would not only be over stressed but quite unsuccessful due to over-commitment. As he talked to me about his dilemma, I suggested to him that he was   building a wall and to tell the constant flow of […]

How do you see yourself?  How you see the most important person in your life sees you is a good indication of your self-image. Think of growing up and how your self-image was formed by how your parents, teacher, coach, or whomever that was important to you saw you. Think then how important it is […]

The love of God is not easily understood. In fact, we are told that we need divine revelation to comprehend anything about God’s love and to get just a little grasp of this enormous aspect of God, literally takes us to new heights in our faith. Ephesians 3:14–21 (ESV) — 14 For this reason I […]

A Gospel centered life is a Christ centered life because the Lord Jesus Christ and His accomplishment is the focus of the Gospel. Therefore, a Gospel centered life is one in which the person involved is focused on and driven by the Gospel in personal application as well as in sharing opportunities following the mandate […]

There is a plethora of reasons to be grateful. Multiple studies are out today with clear evidence of the many benefits that expressing gratitude plays a positive role in physical, mental, emotional, and of course spiritual health and well-being. You can’t go far in reading the Bible without finding a command, promise, or example of […]

We love being independent. Just ask a person if you can help them and their quick response will be “no thank you.” That is nothing new. It’s exactly what Adam and Eve proclaimed in the Garden of Eden when they gave into temptation. Their rebellion was saying to God, “We want to live independent of […]

Let’s face it, we are not as good at multitasking as we think we are. If we are trying to carry on a conversation while writing or anything else, the person on the other end of our conversation experiences neglect, for sure. Instead of trying to do two or more things at once, why not […]

Unbelievable! Indescribable! We use expressions like these to tell of something that is far beyond our expectations. There is an expression that is taken from the account of a visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon and it really is a foretaste of what a person will discover when they come to the […]

It’s well documented that people are angry today. But why are people so angry? Some say it’s because of television news that plays on the viewer’s emotions, often stirring up anger about a situation so the viewer will keep watching. Others have other reasons for all the anger. The bottom line is that anger is […]