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Where do you choose to dwell, in the camp of self-sufficiency or in the camp of life?

I want to be more like Christ. I want to show others the same kindness He has shown me.

God wants to be more than your roadside assistance. He wants to be your navigation system, your heart and engine, directing your path and speed for His glory.

I will never understand the goodness and grace of God completely. How could He love someone like me?

How often does God pull us from the darkness, revealing His beautiful plan and light to us, and yet we find ourselves back there again? How quickly we forget.

The real hero of this story is not Jonah, but God. He used an imperfect man to save an imperfect nation who lived imperfect lives to point them to a perfect God.

We are saved by the grace of God. Nothing we can do ourselves can save us. If we could, we would boast about it and then what would be the purpose of the cross? Why would Jesus have had to suffer and die if I could earn my way to heaven?

Grace means using forgiveness and humility to keep you away from being self-centered and judgmental.

The unmerited favor of God is not a license to go and do whatever the world says is OK.

Applying biblical truth comes more easily if you’re intentional about representing Jesus and being his ambassador.

When you feel defeated, burdened, and ashamed of past mistakes, God’s grace covers you sufficiently.

The world wants us to beat ourselves up for mistakes, but God has no limits on hie love. None.

How about social media that makes our world a more joyful place?

Before you point your finger at someone else, take a good look at your own choices.

He is God, and there’s nothing done on our own strength that we can boast about.

Choose faithfulness and be restored through God’s sustaining grace.

Let’s not complicate salvation: There are no exceptions to who can receive it.

God, rich in love and mercy, wants you to come to Him and surrender what you have been holding onto.

Criticism is an inevitable fact of life. It is our response to that criticism that makes a difference.

Every person is loved by God and was placed on this earth with a purpose.

God’s grace doesn’t just trickle down; it fills to the brim and overflows!

Things rarely improve where grace doesn’t make the first move.

God is in the business of creating life out of death, beauty out of ashes.

It’s in and through our trials that God cultivates maturity in us.

I currently work with a trans-bi-sexual “female” who requested that when I refer to “her,” I use the pronouns they and them instead of her or she. […]

I’ve often said the most destructive force on earth is a man who doesn’t know who he is. When you […]

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

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

Shame can come from several sources. Sometimes, it’s forced upon us by people who made choices over which we had […]

In a pivotal passage, Jesus explains, “I know my own and my own know me” (John 10:14). In this verse he […]

If you’re like me, the word evangelism is a like a guilt switch in my soul. You say “evangelism” and immediately three […]

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

If only my children would be more grateful . . .  As a young mom, I was sure that was […]

No person in history has ever improved the moral teachings of Jesus. His words of morality were elevated to the […]

I had a conversation with a friend this week about tattoos. It got me thinking. She said… “I really want […]

Why has it taken me so long to “get it”? It’s been 45 years, and I still don’t understand that […]

My daughter Meredith has always had a very tender heart.  When she was little, she could cry the largest tears […]

The conception and rise of Christianity in the first century was due to the resurrection of Jesus, and so profoundly […]