When politics drives you crazy: Part 2
Remember how God blesses you through your government. When was the last time you heard or read a positive story about our government? Can you think of one? If you…
When politics drives you crazy: Part 1
Remember that Jesus is really in charge. Are you ready for this election cycle to be over? Do you find politics creeping into your family gatherings? Is politics so polarizing…
What if it’s true . . . that you are a child of God
We live in a world that is having an identity crisis. We tie our identities to political parties, to work, to relationships, to popularity, to finances (or lack thereof), to…
What if it’s true . . . that you are forgiven
You may know these words better than you care to admit: “I know God forgives me, but I’m not sure I can ever forgive myself.” Those words cut deep. They…
What if it’s true . . . that God wants your broken heart
I had never thought about it this way until I heard him say it. “Imagine how smoothly our school year would go if our classrooms were filled with 25 Pharisees.”…
What if it’s true . . . that you are a sinner
I’ve always heard people say, “All sin is the same.” That phrase has often given me pause, not because I disagreed with it but because my eyes told a different…
What if it’s true . . . that God made mankind in his image
“Then God said, ‘Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness.’ . . . So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he…
Psalm 103: When you count your blessings
Ever wonder what life would be like without the Lord? If sins kept piling up on our shoulders? If life’s problems were pushing our faces into the dirt? If death…
Psalm 91: When God lifts you up on his lap
Her little hand swatted my newspaper aside. “Grandpa, I talking to you,” she said. My granddaughter wanted to climb up on my lap and tell me something important. I was…