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At my local church, it is made clear that every member of the body is expected to serve the Lord […]

I am a middle-aged, middle class white woman. I was born and mostly raised in the South. I grew up […]

If you have accepted Him as your Savior, you have a duty to be holy, to be set apart from the rest of this world for His glory.

Are you feeling the weight of making a lot of decisions and being unsure of those decisions, along with their […]

God’s love for you is never ending.

(Originally published on July 1, 2015 after the Supreme Court ruled by a 5-to-4 vote that the Constitution guarantees a right to […]

When you go into battle with the enemy, you are not alone.

Greg Stier, Founder and President of Dare 2 Share Ministries, tells the story of encountering a fan of Marilyn Manson […]

He desires for you to have a joyful soul but not at the expense of a holy life.

I don’t think I would have been able to tell you who Ravi Zacharias was before Passion 2016, a college […]

I want to be bold. Do you know what I mean? I want to live a life that makes a […]

Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings forth […]

The Costa Family Legacy Joe Costa left technology to become a champion for youth Osta became Costa when half his family moved to […]

God gave clear instructions on what to do after the flood: give life, do not take it.

I recently had the opportunity to be the keynote speaker at an annual awards luncheon where I spoke on the […]

Barnabas was, in my opinion, the greatest man in the New Testament other than Jesus.   Why?   Because Barnabas was an […]

Philippians 4:6 tells us, “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your […]

By waiting on God, we bring honor to Him.

When we recognize our gifts and use them for God’s glory, we fulfill our purpose.

He loves us in spite of our worries and insecurities.

What has God told you to do and what has been your response?

(Read “How to Transition into ‘Gospel Conversations’ with Non-Christians” as it builds on this blog. https://lifeword.org/blog/how-to-have-gospel-conversations-with-non-believers/ As you peel back […]

Easter may have looked different this year – yes. Virtual services, maybe a small family gathering for lunch depending on […]

I need community. You need community. People all over the world may not call it that, but they need community. […]

I’ll admit that I’m resisting too much change from my routine, although I’m getting my mind right for that eventuality. […]

As I sit down to write tonight, it is very difficult to know what to say or how to say […]

No matter what you’ve done, what you’ve said or where you’ve been, reach out to God today.

Suicide.  It’s a topic no one wants to talk about. If it happens, people sweep it under the table. A […]

They are doing these things because they know we want them to, not because they want to.

Sam Chan’s wonderful book Evangelism in a Skeptical World fleshes out a practical pathway to create “gospel conversations.”  Simply put, conversations have three […]

Christians live in a paradox: We give up our lives in order to truly receive life. Ostensibly, this may seem […]

For all of those who are now at home, without five billion activities to rush to, without sports, without even […]

Christ died for you knowing you would be a sinner.

We are tempted because we feel the warning sign is keeping us from something we want or need to see.

One of the most-repeated commands in the Bible is “Fear not.” Jesus told us in the Sermon on the Mount […]

God is the same yesterday today and tomorrow.

For both the student and critic alike, a bow must be made towards the inexpressibly unmatched content of the Bible. Even though […]

God wants us to choose Him.

The Scriptures are deep breaths that satisfy our lungs and clear our minds.

When an airline pilot charts his route, he is faced with the task of remaining on course until he arrives […]

Over the course of a lifetime, there are a few phone calls that really stand out in your mind. One […]

Dear fellow millennials,  We could be the generation to change the world if we changed a few of our own […]

In this digital age of indescribable distraction, our prayers have depleted.  No doubt we could all cower behind this grand […]

The command to “live sent” may or may not be a familiar phrase in today’s church vernacular. Same goes for […]

Even if you’ve never read the Bible, you know who he is and what he did. Thesaurus.com lists Judas as a synonym […]

January is human trafficking awareness month. Instead of submitting an overload of statistics or information, I’d simply like to bring […]

It was another cold, rainy day in Washington, D.C.  Steve, an African American in his late 40s, was making his […]

A new year is here! Not just a new year – a new decade. Somehow, it seems impossible to think […]

I have been so busy this last month. Christmas parties, decorating for Christmas, wrapping presents, keeping kids out of the […]

As a Christian (and a pastor, at that!) I can easily get into the rut of the infamous ‘Christian Bubble’ […]