There are so many stories in the Bible that speak of God’s chosen people being tempted and following through that temptation. Take Cain and Abel: Cain convinced Abel to come with him to a field, where he murdered him because of jealousy after each of them made an offering to ...

When something doesn’t turn out the way we hope, we feel disappointed. There are degrees of disappointment, from a passing bad day to outright devastation. Christians are not shielded from disappointment. Actually, believers might have a tendency to struggle more from this emotional ailment than those who do not believe ...

Is there ever a time when the Bible won’t work in our lives? The answer is yes! It can be a simple misquote, a misunderstanding of the content in a passage, failure to look at a verse within the surrounding context, or it can be a severe diversion–this is what some cults ...

After 14 1/2 hours of deliberation last week, jurors in the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial found him guilty of setting the bomb at the Boston Marathon. They have now handed down the most severe penalty for his crime–death. Tsarnaev is a Chechen immigrant who became a US citizen. He was only ...

Dating is not always a fun thing. As a single mom I’ve found it to be extremely difficult. Maybe it’s because I’m older and wiser. I’m more prepared to turn down an invitation if a man isn’t committed to his faith in Christ. That is something that hasn’t always been ...

I recently wrote an article that outlined three keys for deliverance from demons. If we are going to minister effectively in the area of deliverance, we must have a keen awareness of the authority that we have over evil spirits. This authority is what we use when we command demons ...

Words have immense power. Words are the instrument God used to create the world and all within it. Life comes from His word. The deeper meaning (from the Hebrew root) of “word” and “speak” conveys the concept of revelation. Words reveal the depths of reality. Humanity alone has the power ...

When the Nazis rose to power in Germany in the 1930s, many German Christians did not resist their hellish ideals, but instead incrementally compromised with Hitler’s party. These “German Christians” sliced and skewed Scripture so as to omit entire books of the Bible, even arguing that Jesus wasn’t a Jew, ...

The billboard caught my eye: “When you die you will meet God.”   As we continued down the highway, I thought about those words. There are only two kinds of people who will someday meet God: those who have longed for the day they will see Him face-to-face, and those for whom ...

“O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.”  Psalm 30:12 Most of us are taught, from birth, to say “thank you” for many things.  It could be a present on our birthday, or a ride home from school.  It could be a neighbor helping us with packages, or ...