Good Health for Body and Soul
A reader wrote to me and asked: For me, being a type 2 diabetic, the balance between food, scales, and exercise is difficult. I want to handle it God’s way. I hate how I am with all this. It’s a battle each day. I would like to know how to have a healthy relationship with […]
Creating a “No Worry Zone” Won’t Cure Spiritual Anxiety
In a recent news article, a lady described years of relentless anxiety. Finally, she made a simple boundary based upon a recommendation from her therapist called the “6:30 PM rule.” From 6:30 PM until the next morning, worrying was strictly off-limits. At first, it felt impossible, then strangely freeing. Evenings became lighter. Sleep improved. The […]
Biblical Wealth-Building
In a world that often equates success with the endless accumulation of physical assets, the Bible offers a countercultural blueprint for growing wealth—one aligned with God’s Divine purpose. Rather than being enslaved by chasing riches for their own sake, the Bible teaches us that true prosperity flows from loving obedience to God. Biblically, growing wealth […]
Never Settle: Pursuing Faith and Endurance
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 In an inspiring recent story, Nepali-American runner Bal Joshi achieved something extraordinary: he completed the grueling World Marathon Challenge—seven full marathons on seven continents in just seven days—while setting a Guinness […]
Why Does It Seem Like Our Prayers Aren’t Answered?
Have you ever wondered why some of your prayers seem to move mountains while others seem to hit the ceiling? Not surprisingly, the difference isn’t the eloquence of our words or the emergent nature of our need. The key lies in the nature of our relationship with God. When we receive the gift of salvation […]
Your Most Important National Identity Isn’t What You Might Think
Have you ever considered that your deepest sense of patriotism might not come from your national identity? I’d never considered the opportunity Christ gives born again believers to claim their Divine citizenship as their identity. National identities shape our loyalties, traditions, and even our conflicts. But there is a profound spiritual parallel. Just as we […]
When Is Our Trauma Incurable?
“Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked; I will make a wailing like the jackals And a mourning like the ostriches, for her wounds are incurable. For it has come to Judah; it has come to the gate of My people— to Jerusalem.” Micah 1:8-9 The prophet Micah mourned the […]
What Are the Great Secrets to Contentment?
In a world that constantly pushes us toward more—more money, more possessions, more success—lasting contentment often feels elusive. Yet the apostle Paul, writing from a Roman prison, wrote that he had discovered the secret: “Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I […]
Rest and Recovery: God’s Design for the Long Race
“And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.” Genesis 2:2-3 These […]
When Will We Learn To Just “Go To Nineveh”?
When attending a fundraiser for our local pregnancy resource center, the speaker, Brad Stine, asked the question: “How many times do we need to be vomited onto the beach before we go to Nineveh?” Wow, that thought really hit home! I often find myself resisting God’s call, especially if it does not “make sense” to […]