New research from the Barna Group reveals that three-quarters of U.S. adults (75 percent) say they are looking for ways to live a more meaningful life. Among Christians, there is an additional question: “What does God want me to do with my life?” According to the Barna study, only 40 percent of practicing Christians say [...]
For many people, work is simply something they have to get through. Monday comes. The workweek begins. They count the hours until Friday and dream about retirement. But God designed work to be more than a way to pay the bills. Colossians 3:23 tells us, “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the [...]
The story of the Tortoise and the Hare is one most of us learned as children. The Hare was confident in his speed and had no problem telling everyone about it. “I have never yet been beaten,” he boasted. “When I put forth my full speed, I challenge anyone here to race with me.” The [...]
A magnifying glass fascinated me as a child. It helped me see things I normally couldn’t see. Fasting can have a similar effect on our relationship with God. It helps us look closer. Fasting is more than skipping a meal. It is an intentional decision to humble ourselves and make room for God. We temporarily [...]
Michael LeBoeuf once said, “Devoting a little of yourself to everything means committing a great deal of yourself to nothing.” That idea hits close to home. It’s easy to spend a full day moving from one task to another and still feel like nothing truly important got done. There’s a difference between activity and accomplishment. [...]
Hank Aaron grew up in a poor neighborhood in Mobile, Alabama. As a boy, he picked cotton to help his family. Some say that work strengthened his hands. Whether that’s true or not, one thing is certain, he learned how to make the most of what he had. His family could not afford baseball gear. [...]
Attitudes about money are not formed in a spreadsheet. They are formed in the heart. The struggle is that while the heart belongs to God, the mind often follows a very different path when it comes to money. Scripture speaks to this more than we might expect. There are thousands of verses about money and [...]
People often talk about purpose in terms of what they do. A career. A role. A skill they’ve built over time. Those things matter, but they are not the deepest reason you are here. There is a greater purpose. A first calling that comes before all the others. The apostle Paul made it clear. Above [...]
Defining moments come into every life. For Moses, it was a burning bush. For Peter, it was stepping out onto the water. For Paul, it was the blinding light on the road to Damascus. Moments like these shift everything. For me, it happened during my junior year of high school. I had grown up as [...]
9. Get a Grip on Desire There’s a quiet lie we often believe: “If I just had this one more thing, I’d feel better.”But desire, when left unchecked, doesn’t soothe the soul; it enslaves it. That late-night purchase, the “treat yourself” moment, or the rush of clicking buy now all promise relief. But soon [...]
