Thanks-living: Give ‘em a Peace of Your Mind
Philippians gives us the four-part plan for inner peace – just in time for the holidays: Worry about nothing. Pray about everything. Thank God for all things. Focus on good things.
Ship Shape: Setting Ourselves for Smooth Sailing
We need a wartime mindset toward sin. Aware. Prepared. Alert. Because our mindset determines our direction, and steers our heart accordingly.
Murder for Higher: Convicted Killers of the Old Self
Whether or not we admit it, you and I are in a death-match with sin. So as we work to muster the courage to master our enemy, remember, it’s kill or be killed!
Sincere Failures: Managing as Junior Shepherds
Just like Peter, from time to time we all do dumb stuff. And we do unloving things to those we most love. But our faith doesn’t fail when we fail.
Un-breakable Hearts: Helping Hurt Feelings
Little moments of profound heartbreak happen unintentionally every day in the lives of every person that openly loves anything. Why do we break down when we’re supposed to build up?
Wait Watchers: Wise Waiting vs. Self-Serving
Know why we refer to servers as waiters? ‘Serving’ requires attentive ‘waiting’. And as good waiters, we must be eagerly anticipating our Father and Friend.
This life was deliberately designed to challenge and change our hearts and minds. It’s where we see the symptoms (of sin in our lives) that compel us to find a cure.
Glorious Riches: Choosing To Be Cheerful and Blessed
Are you a cheerful giver? It’s a no-win situation for believers who feel guilty when they don’t give, and are reluctant when they do give.
Heaven Cent: Storing Up Incorruptible Treasure
The moth, the rust, and the thief: altogether they demonstrate the full foolishness of making material possessions the meaning of our lives.