Why do people worship God’s gifts instead of the Giver? Spiritual blindness and choice both play a part. Let’s unravel the two as we...

Did you know the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is a jealous God? If not, you probably haven’t read much of the Bible. It is often...

The roads were unfamiliar, but I thought I knew where I was going. I’d visited a pastor at his church once before. About a year later I...

I planned every sermon word when I began preaching more than forty years ago. I’ve learned that the right words and proper grammar don’t...

While my granddaughter and I were in a boat crossing a local river, the motor stopped. Yanking the starter rope repeatedly didn’t restart...

Back problems derailed my ability to mow the lawn or do many other tasks in 2016. The Holy Spirit gave me the wisdom, energy, and...

“Swifties” are Taylor Swift’s dedicated and passionate fans. They know everything about her career and music, attend concerts, interact...

Ambassadors represent their countries to other countries, not themselves. Similarly, we who are Christ’s ambassadors represent Him, not...

A universal resistance wells up when people tell us what to do. We’ve felt it. When someone pushes us to do something, we automatically...

Neither car would start on a cold winter morning several years ago. Both batteries went dead on the same day. We couldn’t move either...

What does God expect me to do? What is my ministry? How can I best serve God and others? We will probably never see in advance all of how...

Am I a Christian? Is Jesus in my life? Will I go to heaven when I die? Doubts plagued my teen years. I had no assurance that I was right...

Power to Live Eternally Something inside us isn’t satisfied with life between the dashes of our tombstones. It yearns for more. For more...

I have two observation gears. Most of the time I am in the 10th percentile of being observant about what’s happening around me. On the...

The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament—Part Four completes our consideration of the work of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament. Through a...

In the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit rests on and empowers people to accomplish God’s purposes. Isaiah predicts a whole new dimension of...

In the New Testament, the Holy Spirit lives within God’s people. In the Old Testament, He came upon them for some specific purpose. This...

I heard about the Holy Spirit as a youth but didn’t understand much about Him. I didn’t know His role in living for Jesus. I was like an...

I swung a rubber hose with a stick inside of it to get the job done. I was thinning peaches during hot summer afternoons at the orchard...