What is God really like? It’s easy to think that God is like a divine drill sergeant, just waiting for people to mess up so that he can make them pay. However, that is not the picture of God that the bible presents. Jesus cleared up any misconceptions of God’s heart in his famous...
One of the most popular Christmas anthems is “Joy to the World.” But how in the world is joy possible? Literally, how in this world that is filled with such sorrow and pain do you experience true joy? Do you just need to pretend that bad things haven’t happened or won’t...
How do you live the good life? What do you need to know or do in order to really live life as it’s meant to be? Jesus taught that, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matt.4:4). This means that there are two ways to pursue...
“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24) We see it on t-shirts, coffee mugs, Facebook status’ and wall plaques, but what does this verse really mean? Most commonly this Scripture is associated with hard times in our...
I am a sucker for a great treasure story. Apparently I’m not alone. Treasure hunting films like The Goonies, Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean, and National Treasure keep on being produced. Yet the popularity of these movies is not simply due to good acting. It seems people love to...
What do you do in the face of the unknown? Fret? Panic? Meltdown? The honest answer for all of us is that when the outcome of something important to us is uncertain we often assume the worst and fill our hearts and minds with worry and fear. I want to offer a very brief glimpse at another way to...
Sarah couldn’t believe what her Pastor said on Sunday. He was teaching from the book of James and she thought, “You want me to do what in my trials? Count it all joy? Impossible.” If you’re anything like Sarah, joy is the last thing you think is possible when you’re...