There is a call in the Scriptures to live a holy life but if we aren’t careful, we can take that straightforward command and head to one ditch or another. On the one hand, we can land in the “works righteousness” ditch and think that our salvation is based upon our living a holy life. […]

There is a place of service that everyone can fulfill. It’s a job that very few really take seriously, but God does. This is the place of service to which everyone who has spiritual life is called and everyone in any circumstance of life can fulfill regardless of who they are, where they are, or […]

There’s a phenomenon that is popular today known as “monkey mind.” Officially, the “monkey mind” is a term that refers to being unsettled, restless, or confused; however, it is often referenced in the way your mind seems to run from one thing to another when you are trying to sleep or focus on one particular […]

The feeling of aloneness is real when we lack the social interaction we inwardly desire and need. We’ve all experienced it in one way, shape, or form. Even the prophet Elijah experienced aloneness. 1 Kings 19:9–10 (ESV) — 9 There he came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold, the word of the […]

Jeff Galloway, noted marathon runner himself, has coached many people, in fact he’s been credited to have influenced the majority of people today who cross the finish line of a 26.2-mile course. His run-walk interval technique has given a freedom to people training and participating to run the specific interval then enjoy the permission to […]

The word exceeding or exceedingly seems like the perfect word to describe the works of God. He goes beyond all that we could ever think, dream, or even imagine. My purpose in this article is simply to draw your attention to what the scriptures say and how the words exceeding or exceedingly seem to have […]

We live in a time that is much like Jesus predicted would be the scene prior to the destruction of Jerusalem in which there would be wars and rumors of wars. Many people are in a state of fear today. Combine that with the moral decline, an uptick in crime, along with a general attitude […]

Not one of us who has prayed has not had to fight the tendency to just present the things to God that we think we need. As we mature in Christ, we are made to realize how foolish those requests were and how God in His mercy and care did not give us what we […]

There are times when we all feel the pangs of suffering. It may be the pains of physical affliction. Others may feel the taxing of emotional strain or relational disunity. It can even be the stress of financial woes or a loss of job. Jesus made it known that this is what awaits the life […]

We live in a very comfortable time when we seem to hold to comfort above anything else. Consequently, when the Bible speaks of times of discomfort in the form of affliction, suffering, discipline, pruning, self-denial, or tribulation most people want to turn a deaf ear and go back to the promises of God’s love, a […]