Is there a nagging need in your life that, it seems, will never get met? Marc runs a small business that's growing but always running on tight finances. Every role on his team is integral, and he desperately needed to hire three additional people. He prayed, asking...
A stockbroker who writes a large check to his favorite charity, a Buddhist priest who, with a shaven head, goes on a long journey, and a young woman who takes a vow of chastity and goes into a convent doesn't have much in common, but there is one thing which they do...
What chance is there when it comes to the laws of probability? If you answer, "Not much!" you are right, because the laws of probability are carefully defined and calculated mathematically. There is no real element of chance whatsoever. For example, take a coin and...
Some words are coined especially for use in heaven, and outside the Christian community, it is difficult to really understand their meaning. Such is the word blessed! It comes from the Greek word makarios. It was the word used by Jesus when He sat on the slopes of...
"He has made everything beautiful in it's time." - Ecclesiastes 3:11 Let's explore the profound wisdom hidden in the Chinese character for "Beautiful." It's like a divine puzzle, merging two characters: Lamb "羊" and Big "大." When you layer the Lamb "羊" over Big "大," a...
How badly do you want to know God's will? That is the place to start. "I have not come to do my own will but the will of him who sent me," is what Jesus said. Many of us want God's will to be what we have already decided it should be. We want Him to send us where we...
This Christmas season, let’s ask God for the gift of faith—that we may grasp the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe (Ephesians 1:19). We want to attain everything God has prepared for us—all for His glory. There is literally no end to the substance...
Have you ever had the experience of feeling that you are the “odd person out”? You have to attend a professional meeting or something you feel you should attend but would prefer to skip it. But you can’t. You have to attend. Others stand around talking, laughing, and...
It’s easy to praise God when miracles happen. Yet sometimes miracles have stages, and those stages can be trying. So if you’re having a dark night of the soul, wondering if you did something wrong or if God is with you—here’s a Bible story for you. In John 9:2, Jesus...
Here are some thoughts from Chuck Lawless on the problems/uncertainties that develop in your life if you are undiscipled. 1. I heard the leaders tell me I needed to read the Bible and pray, but I didn’t know how. I tried, but it was tough to do when no one had really...