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Our lives are completely controlled by our thoughts and habits, so how do we renew our minds?

God warns us of the tendency to immediately enact our plan without one important thing . . .

If we don’t choose to live surrendered to Jesus, we’ll remain empty, broken, and fearful.

God doesn’t send his soldiers into battle without the proper equipment.

Jesus’ impending death on the cross didn’t prevent him from giving thanks in the upper room.

If you have never really taken a step of faith, you may not be truly trusting in God.

When you find yourself stuck in a cycle of frustration, impatience, and negativity, there is hope.

If being anxious doesn’t accomplish a single thing, what’s the point of making it a habit?

To experience who Jesus is and all he wants for us requires passionately knowing and serving him.

When you find the blessed life Jesus wants you to have, there’s no regret and no going back.

Keeping no record of wrongs and forgiving without limit seem impossible in today’s world.

You can be confidence that God is in control, knows best, and you can ask him anything.

We don’t know the outcomes of 2020, but with God on his throne they’ll likely be good ones.

Our universe’s beauty and symmetry couldn’t have coßme from random mutation and chance.

Distractions are really lies that dangerously lead you away from the life-changing reality of Jesus.

There are many reasons Christians are losing the culture, but these are probably the top four. They are all ouch-worthy, […]

Speaking biblical truths is important for Christians for the following reasons:  It confesses and proclaims God’s truth in your life. […]

What do you do when pain is your constant companion? How do you keep on going when life stays hard and […]

“How’s your hearing?” That was a question my doctor started asking me about ten years ago. I would always respond […]

Prayer is good, but . . . I want to share something on my mind and heart today, a conviction […]

Be still.Be quiet.Listen. Sometimes, when the world around us seems to spiral and spin off each page of every day, […]

OK, OK. Before I reveal it to you, let me explain the context a bit. As I was reading in […]

How often do you sit down to pray, and this happens:  You think of your family.  You pray for your […]

I am so thankful to God for giving me a husband that is a pastor, a preacher of the Word […]

Joey B was an active participant in the worship and lecture at a recent seminar I attended. If he heard […]

Jesus speaks jarring words against the religious leaders of his day. He describes them as those who honor God with […]

He kept His word and stood firm on His promises

Ever heard of the acronym SOAP? Or heard people say, “I SOAPed this morning”? Well, SOAP stands for Scripture, Observation, […]

We can really mess things up, but God is always there.

In the first century, fishing was a lucrative business that provided substantial assets for many families, pushing them just above […]

Time is deceptive. When we are young, we think we have all the time in the world. We think we […]

Follow Christ and be the godly example your friends, family and co-workers need!

Many churches have a diet problem. I am talking about the spiritual diet. I think we need to think of […]

When you turn to Christ, His light reveals the sins that are hidden in the dark.

Jesus redeemed us, transformed us, and has called us to live a holy life.

He hears our desperate pleas, but ultimately, His will prevails.

Be open. Be honest. Be truthful.

“The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick; who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9) I feel the truth of […]

Our lives should look like what Scripture defines as a follower of Christ and not to be resembling the world.

God is so much more than we can ever imagine.

Messes can be overwhelming, but Jesus’s love is more powerful than anything you can imagine.

At the risk of losing you before we get started, I confess that I am old enough to remember the […]

Let Him work it out in His timing and not in yours.

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

(Introduction to this 31-days-of-prayer is at https://lifeword.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=4425&action=edit The following are 31 chapter summaries, key verses, and prayers inspired by the […]

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.

For many months now, God has been stirring my heart, revealing himself and asking me to truly worship him — […]

God’s love for you is never ending.

I follow the Daily Wire, a conservative news source driven by Christianity’s political protagonist Ben Shapiro. I’m subscribed, so I get […]

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