Have you ever wondered what it’s like being married to you, being on the other side of your mouth, your tone of voice, your attitude? Ouch! We all see the speck in our spouse’s eye, yet we overlook the beam that is in our own. We point fingers and blame them for our misery, and we pray they’ll change....

Though yet to be accomplished at the time these words were written, this blessing of peace heralded the coming end of hostilities between God and humanity. The rift and animosity that sin caused so long ago in the Garden of Eden would be repaired through the sacrifice of the life of the Son of God, Jesus Christ....

If everything is going your way, and you’re feeling at the top of your faith game, thank God and keep moving forward. But perhaps that is not you today, and you find yourself in a slump season....

Can you imagine being completely cured of a disfiguring, lifelong disease and not bothering to thank the one who released you from your suffering? Jesus healed ten men of leprosy; yet only one threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked Him while “praising God in a loud voice.”...

Our life is a closed book to us, but it is wide open to God. After all, He has written the story of our life; and because He is sovereign, He knows how our story ends even though we do not....

The “face of the Lord” is commonly associated with His approval, His nearness, and the reality of His presence. There are many people who talk about sensing the presence of God....

Satan has many names in the Bible. The Hebrew word for Satan means “to oppose, accuse, or obstruct....

Parents have no trouble saying “no” to their children’s requests that are obviously dangerous or destructive. However, when it comes to a relationship with God, we believers often forget that we are the children. ...

Do you feel the world is broken? (We do. ) Do you feel the shadows deepen? (We do....

When you think about favor, it’s generally associated with receiving good things, so there’s a tendency to equate God’s favor with some form of tangible blessing or answered prayer. While that’s certainly one aspect of it, don’t make the mistake of linking the favor of your heavenly Father with always getting what you want....