By nature, we all like to take control of our own lives. We wake up in the morning ready with the agenda for the day....

“One Nation Under God,” a phrase in our country’s Pledge of Allegiance, can not only describe the United States, but also a nation of all believers. We are citizens of Christ’s kingdom first....

It has been said that a fool is someone who keeps repeating the same actions while expecting different results. A sweet woman once told me that she believed that as long as she blessed and sanctified her food, she could eat anything she wanted, and it wouldn’t harm her....

Imagine if when a child was born, the baby’s parents sat down and wrote a book for him. In that book they gave examples of problems the child might face in life and solutions to those problems....

Have you ever talked with someone who no matter what you say they always have a negative response? If you profess it’s a beautiful day, they reply, “Looks like rain to me. ” By the time you end your conversation, you’re exhausted from trying to inflate their flat balloon....

Ephesians 6:12 (NIV) says that people are not the real enemy. “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms....

The Church is to be unified and function as one body. Unfortunately, it seems so often today that is not always the case....

Your spirit is designed to be the storage place of immense spiritual treasure—the knowledge of God Himself. And through faith in the sacrifice of Jesus, you’ve been invited to know the Holy One personally! Through the Scriptures, you can cherish in your mind and heart the very words of the Creator....

Joseph was not a victim when his brothers threw him into a pit. He was not a victim when they sold him into slavery....

What an amazing Savior we have! Jesus began our life’s story at our creation. As the Author of our life, He created our inmost being; He knit us together in our mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13)....