Spiritual growth should be normal for every Christian. The Bible is the living Word of God, and it nourishes us to grow in Christ.
Even without movie subtitles, I watched and understood an entire movie spoken in a foreign language. I was a seven-year-old living with my family in Rota, Spain where my dad was stationed with the United States Navy. Like most homes in our neighborhood, our white stucco house had a flat roof. An outside staircase… Read More
WHEN YOU FEEL REJECTED I was sixteen and it was a Saturday night. Like a lot of silly teenagers, my friend K and I had convinced ourselves we were losers—because, after all, no one in the whole world stays home on a Saturday night. Both K and I had after-school jobs, and we’d saved a… Read More
Ask any of my three daughters about Disneyworld’s Carousel of Progress attraction, and they’ll smile and throw a slight eye roll my way. They’ve all heard a bajillion and one times about how I saw the attraction at age seven at the 1964 World’s Fair. It’s true my affection for Walt’s attraction began even before… Read More
Before I became a Christian, I thought the world consisted of what could be seen and touched. Later, I learned how wrong I was. Now I know we live in a spirit world, which is why we need to know how to resist the devil. When it comes to the devil, many Christians err with one… Read More
I’m severely directionless. I can’t explain why, but maps paralyze me. No matter where I am, north simply means straight up toward heaven. That’s why I had to rely on my teenaged daughter to navigate our way around Europe. Following a map—even if it talks—is confusing and frustrating for me. But there’s a tool I… Read More
What would our lives be like if we didn’t have to deal with DIFFICULT PEOPLE? Let’s face it. Some people are hard to love. You know what I mean. Ornery. Controlling. Manipulative. Selfish. You fill in the blank. If not for that one difficult person in your life, wouldn’t your life be so much happier?… Read More
What the Bible says about drinking shaped a decision I made more than 30 years ago. The scriptures have formed the foundation of my life, so studying the Bible and using the Scriptures to make decisons in my life is important to me. Every Christian should take what the Bible says about drinking to heart. And parents… Read More
The Bible is clear that followers of Jesus Christ should have a powerful Christian influence. Before He ascended to heaven, Jesus told His disciples to go and influence the rest of the world for Him. And that’s exactly what they did. He also instructed His followers to live a radical life of love and obedience that… Read More