My friend, Randy, told me an unpleasant story about how he chipped his tooth recently. Once he realized something wasn't quite right, he swiped his tongue over the chipped tooth and instantly thought, "Oh no! What if the chip caused a crack? The chip could become even worse, or I could even lose the entire [...]
When you think about sharing your faith with others, do your knees wobble? Do your muscles stiffen? Do you grit your teeth in paralyzing fear? Or maybe you don't have those reactions at all. Maybe you'd love to share your faith more, but you are never sure how to breech the subject without an awkward [...]
Just after instructing us to rejoice in the Lord (Philippians 4:4), Paul wrote in verse 6, “Do not be anxious about anything.” Worry is a kill-joy. Worry specializes in worst case scenarios when God promises us best case scenarios: 1. He has already rescued us from the worst, which is eternal Hell; 2. Even if [...]
