We have all felt it: the pangs of disappointment, setback, or discouragement make us want to just run away. Some people do run from their problems, others find a “get-away” in drugs, alcohol, video games, or porn. Still others just shut down in depression. To hide from these feelings or to sit back and criticize […]

People have many descriptions of faith today. Sometimes faith is presented as some mysterious thing that you cannot see but you just feel. Wait a minute. Consider what the Bible says: Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) — 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Faith is substantial and […]

Since there’s a default mode to which we all seem to resort – the mode of “works righteousness,” where we try to make ourselves acceptable to God, the matter of Christian liberty comes up over and again in the New Testament. Instead of living by a set of rules of what we can and cannot […]

Of what do you think when you see a title like, “Lite Affliction?” It’s really meant to connect us in the modern use of “lite” as in lower in calories or something that is not as much as it could be. Believe it or not it’s actually used in a name of an exercise routine […]

The prospect of being forsaken is simply unthinkable. Just the sound of the word seems horrible. The Lord, however, promises to never forsake us which should give us boldness to face whatever the world sends our way. Deuteronomy 31:6 (ESV) — 6 Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, […]

There are many mysteries regarding angels, so the best thing to do is to go to the scriptures to see what is up with angels. We are often told that everyone has a guardian angel. Actually, that is not true. The scriptures do teach that all those that fear the Lord have angels (as in […]

We have all had those moments when we have faced a sudden disappointment and there it is welling up within us, ANGER. It could even be righteous indignation over a disrespect for God and or others. The point is moments of anger happen and will happen. It’s what takes place after you sense the anger […]

There’s a scene from the movie “City Slickers” in which the real cowboy, Curley, has some advice for the would-be city slicker cowboys who seemed to be living lives of confusion without being dedicated to anything. Curley just held up his index finger and told the boys they needed to learn this lesson. When pressed […]

There’s an expression for procrastinating called, “kicking the can.” Just picture a person walking down the street and seeing a can, of which content is of great worth. Rather than picking up the can and gleaning from the contents, the person elects to kick the can down the road, the delaying picking it up and […]

People today are “so busy.” In face people are “so busy” as to the neglect of personal health, family relationships, and even worse to the neglect of fellowship with God. When I have inquired about busyness from people who complain about being “so busy,” I get answers that include feelings of guilt and shame if […]