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

In 1 Kings 17 Elijah is divinely sustained with water from a brook and food brought by ravens during a […]

Our sin has a ripple effect.

He provided a sacrifice. An innocent gave its life to cover the sins of mankind.

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

“Oh, death where is your sting? Oh, grace where is thy victory?”

Suicide is not a new story, and for students like freshman Whitney Barnum and senior Timothy Black, who both attend […]

From a high of 29,551 on February 12th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) fell to 19,899 on March 18th—a […]

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.

Someone who loves me recently told me that I could work harder to make myself a more positive person.  Apparently, […]

A very wrong assumption about discipleship is that the right process will yield transformation. We can easily get caught up […]

There are only two ways to live life: Your way.  God’s way.  There is no third way. To put it […]

I recently read, “Heart chaos is the result of a worship disorder, not circumstances”. You see, my world is anything […]

God is the same yesterday today and tomorrow.

We are a team because God designed it that way.

RESPONDING TO BETRAYAL  I have heard it said that given enough time everyone will eventually let you down. That sounds […]

God wants us to choose Him.

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

When we rest in God’s presence, He makes Himself known to us.

We were set apart from every other living thing – not only were we given a voice to speak, but we were given a conscience and a soul. From the beginning, we were created with the ability to choose.

In the movie Princess Bride, the heroic Wesley finds himself trapped and tortured in the “Pit of Despair.” He is eventually […]

It is with a good dose of humility I wish to write a post on abortion. I desire for this […]

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

We’ve probably all read the most popular verses on anxiety: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by […]

When you have done the following . . .  1.) recognized God’s goodness  2.) released your heart 3.) repented of […]

You’re not alone if you feel disillusioned.  You’re not the only one who feels this way.   You were probably an excited new believer […]

Everyone has a junk drawer, right? We have several, actually, but our primary junk drawer currently includes, markers, pens, pencils, […]

If you’re a child of God, the only prerequisite to being forgiven of sin is your honest confession. The Bible […]

God created the light first because He is the giver of light. He is the only one worthy of our worship and adoration.

Neuroscientists and psychologists have known for decades about the connection between suppressed emotions like anger or anxiety, and our physical […]

It was that worst-case scenario: “What if our new-born son is allergic to our beloved dog?” On paper, it’s easy. […]

“God is Great God is Good Let us thank him for our food. Amen” When my brother and I were […]

Starting a new decade makes me think of all kinds of things. This year will mark twenty years since I […]

It seems to me that the dishwasher has got to be the most misunderstood appliance in our homes today. I […]

There she sat alone by the water. Given to a man, by no choice of her own, only to be […]

I recently wrote the following tweet, and it received a lot of reaction. Good people get depressed. Godly people get depressed.  […]

What’s the answer for the many who suffer quietly in the supposed safe place for the hurting–the church–yet go without […]

Sin brings pleasure, but not satisfaction. It brings ruin, never flourishing. Disobeying God sounds good somewhere in the bowels of […]

Sometimes, everything around you seems to be falling apart. Your kids are making bad choices… You can’t seem to communicate […]

There is no escaping the fact that we live in a very divided country. It seems that the political division […]

Late one evening, Jesus and the disciples boarded a boat to cross the Sea of Galilee to the other side […]

by Lifeword Executive Director Donny Parrish Christmas can be the worst.  That doesn’t sound very religious coming from a guy […]

I love to please people. I work hard to achieve things- stupid, meaningless things or accomplishments that I think people […]

I know it sounds wrong to say but Christmas really is a strange time of year in some ways. For […]

During the holiday season, we always hear about going home or other family members coming home. It got me thinking […]

Christmas is hard. Once you’ve lost someone you love, it’s bittersweet at best and terribly painful at worst. It’s a […]

In 1757 Robert Robinson, a self-proclaimed “wanderer,” wrote the penitent words of a poem we know today as the hymn […]

One of my good friends, Alejandro, will sometimes text me out of the blue to just see how life is. […]

Philip Yancey in his book, Disappointment with God, tells of a letter he received from a woman who was struggling with […]