Do you have a bucket list of achievements and experiences to accumulate before you die? A bucket list identifies what you value, and...

Why do some professing Christians make loving and serving Jesus their keystones while others are satisfied to tip their hats to Him for...

The Apostle John suggests that believers cannot lose their salvation. “I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can...

I stumbled over rocks while wading in streams in my youth. Fortunately, I was never seriously hurt. Spiritually, I have departed from...

Our actions define us more clearly than our words and demonstrate our beliefs more accurately than what we profess. Our words stutter,...

Our minds are like the Susquehanna River where I usually fish. More than 200 tributaries feed it. Its water volume and quality are the...

Saquon Barkley, running back for the Philadelphia Eagles, could have set the National Football League record for rushing yards in a...

What will people remember about us after we pass from this life? Obituaries usually include information about the departed’s interests,...

Track and field throwing events can greatly frustrate their participants. Most athletes I have coached did not have the strength,...

A gardener had an abundance of zucchini. He took a basket of the green cylinders to his neighbors. He rang the doorbell, greeted one of...

I feel like I am riding a wave with untold power beneath me.  I am a ministry partner with pastors in Malawi and Bible donors in the U.S....

Gallup surveys reveal growing unhappiness in the world. The happiest 20 percent of those surveyed have never been happier while the...

As plants bend toward incoming light, we naturally bend toward the light of glory. As rays of praise and adoration strike us, we grow,...

Jesus said, “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the...

There is a world of mystery in the simple statement, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1 NIV). He...

My daughter has had health problems for the last 22 years. They began her senior year of high school. During the early years of her...

In “Horton Hatches the Egg,” Dr. Seuss famously wrote, “I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one hundred...

As you reflect on your best memories of the past year, no doubt the criticisms you received rocket to the very top of the highlights...

Why do people wear the clothes they choose? Eleven reasons explain peoples’ clothing at any given moment. They wear clothing to: 1.    ...

I admit that I want people to like me. Years ago, a congregation member I pastored could not have been accused of that. It was obvious....