People can disappoint you. They can be self-centered and hurtful, ignoring you and being insensitive to what you are feeling....

As believers, we’re told to surrender all to God. We even sing the old hymn, “I Surrender All.”...

As a Christian, you are set apart from nonbelievers. You are called to walk the straight, narrow path that doesn’t allow for detours, and you’re held to a higher standard—God’s....

Thank goodness for credit cards, right? Credit seems to have weaseled its way into money management. The financial industry emphasizes the importance of maintaining a good credit score....

FitBit is a popular fitness device that records your workouts, heartbeat, daily steps, calories burned, etc. It’s an effective way to record and track the progress you’re making in your health-conscious goals....

When was the last time you were amazed by something? Thomas Carlyle wrote that “wonder is the basis of worship. ” When we look up to the sky and see the wonders there, we should look through them to the One who hung every planet, every star, and every moon in place....

The devastating events of September 11, 2001, were designed to destroy our unity and collective consciousness as a nation. They accomplished just the opposite, however. ...

Why let something that is temporary control you forever? Bad things happen to good people, but they don?t have to determine who you are. I know a woman who experienced a traumatic past, and while it only lasted a short while, fifty years later it still haunts her, controls her, and has become who she is....

Imagine if you reached the middle of a book and stopped reading—you would never find out how the story ended. Instead, you go back and reread what you’ve already read....

It is hard not to feel compassion for Hagar when reading her story in Genesis. She was an Egyptian slave belonging to Sarai and Abram....