Matthew was a tax-collector turned disciple of Jesus. He was a Jew writing to a Jewish audience....

Have you ever read the account in Luke 23 about the two thieves who were crucified with Jesus? In Luke 23:39-43 (NIV), one of the thieves hurled insults at Jesus....

We know God promises in His Word that He hears our prayers. We also have our expectations about how our prayers should be answered....

When you go through trials and tests, your immediate fleshly response is to drop everything and run, to back away from what is causing you pain. But you can’t run from all of your problems and challenges....

In this reading from the Gospel of Mark, Jesus heals a paralyzed man. Imagine what his life would have been like, alone, on a mat....

Have you been struggling with depressing thoughts, and are you about to give up on life? Don’t quit! Hang in there. ...

Have you ever had to deal with people who are really touchy, easily offended, or easily angered? Have you ever found yourself walking on egg shells around them, or repeating the phrase over and over to yourself, “I’m not crazy, I’m not crazy. ” After being around them for a while, you begin to second guess everything you say or do....

If you are a parent, you know all the different stages kids go through. The terrible twos, the whiny threes, not to mention puberty....

“God sets the lonely in families . ....

Have you ever played “Blind Man’s Bluff”? This game is played by blindfolding a person who then randomly feels his or her way around a room, trying to find people by the sound of their voices. ...