What is the difference between personal self-control and divine self-control? I am a big fan of New Year’s Resolutions. Each year, I look forward to listing out all my big plans for the year. While my list typically focuses on my goals for the year, inevitably, a few...
Do you ever wonder if your light will burn bright enough to make a difference in this world? After all, the darkness of this world surrounds us. Sometimes it feels as if our candle will be snuffed out, and evil will prevail. However, we can choose to stay the course...
Don’t you love it when God puts a verse on your heart that you know is just for you? It’s often said that one of the main ways in which the Lord speaks to us is through His written word. This may happen as we’re doing our regular devotional reading, or when we have a...
As we look to a new year, we face change. In Psalm 25, David offers insight to guide us as we make resolutions, plans, and goals for the new year. Reading Maps Reading maps has always been a challenge for me. One of the best inventions ever, as far as I’m concerned,...
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And...
Do you struggle with feeling timid in your faith? Spiritual disciplines can help you have more powerful faith. I have realized this by practicing spiritual disciplines myself for the past 16 years. Spiritual discipline makes us more like Jesus. It’s the day in, day...
