n Joshua chapter 6, after the walls of Jericho fell, God gave clear instructions. The silver, gold, and valuable items were to be set apart for Him. They were not to be taken for personal use. But Achan chose to take some of those items and hide them under his tent. It seemed small. It [...]
It’s a question that comes up more often than we admit. What does God want to do with my life? It can feel hard to live with purpose when you are unsure what that purpose is. We want to move forward, but we also don’t want to move in the wrong direction. So we hesitate. [...]
I have a guitar that hangs on the wall of my living room. It was a gift from my husband a few years ago and I love it. It’s just a shame that I don’t know how to play it. For years I had yearned to pick up the guitar again. I had been a [...]
It is not too early to start thinking about goals for 2026. There are a lot of things you could do in 2026. You could get out of debt, get married, save up for vacation, or pursue a dream. While there are a lot of things you could do, what is the one thing [...]
For many of us, heaven seems like it's more important than the here and now. But author Randy Alcorn reminds us that this life matters because it's the beginning of a life that will last forever. Even though as Christians we affirm the reality of the spiritual realm, sometimes we succumb to naturalistic assumptions that [...]
Ecclesiastes 3:2 says, "To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven..." In the list that follows, many seasons—or times—are mentioned. Such as birth and death, weeping and laughing, and planting and plucking. Even though it can be difficult, there are times when it’s important to pluck—or uproot—something God planted in [...]
I have golfed once and it exhausted me! After tromping around twelve holes with my father with six more to go, I was tired. So at each hole thereafter, following my initial shot, I picked up my ball and moved it to a strategic spot before whacking it again. I’m sure Tiger Woods never tried [...]
Why in the world would you ever put off until “later” what you know you are supposed to do right now? No one has ever done anything significant because they sat around and made excuses. The person who makes excuses never makes a difference. And, there is always an excuse, I’ve spoken with so many [...]
Have you ever noticed that during busy seasons of life, you often get more done than when life runs at a calmer pace? I encountered this in college during a semester that I took 20 credit hours instead of the customary 12. At the end of the semester, I was amazed that my grades were [...]
"Do you feel like you are going in ten different directions without focus? Today's short message from Pastor Greg Laurie is a reminder that when it all comes down, Christ has made it very simple for us to remember what our focus should be." Some years ago, three hundred whales were found marooned on a [...]
