LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL When hard times come, everyone looks for a scapegoat: blame tough times on the economy, or the government, or a mate whose use of credit cards has been less than frugal. Whether it is an organization, a church, a business, or a family, when...
As a kid, I always saw myself as the short one. And years later, I’ve remained… remarkably consistent . Not the tallest in class, not the most physically imposing—just… consistently closer to the ground than everyone else. It was something I noticed early, and for a...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL The press called it, “Sunday a Hero, Monday a Bum!” It is the strange story of a man who risked his life one day to save an eleven-year-old boy from certain death, his clothing aflame, while at least fifty people stood by and did nothing; and...
This experience humbled me deeply. Some time ago, I invited a woman to join my class and offered her a scholarship as a small way of thanking her for her quiet faithfulness in helping out at my ministries. I didn’t know her personal struggles. I wasn’t responding to a...
LISTEN TO DEVOTIONAL Would you like to know how a world-famous athlete keeps amazing the world decade after decade? At over 40 years old, NBA superstar, LeBron James credits his consistent longevity and incredible success—not to doing more, but to rest. “Sleep...
Where do you draw the line? I thought of that issue when Brother Andrew—the man often described as “God’s Smuggler”—sat at lunch with me and a group of friends and told of being severely criticized because he had reached out to the Hezbollah, in an attempt to bring...
I’m talking about relationship with fellow humans, real people with personal connections. Interaction that feels right and makes you a better person. Real people, honest people, humble people connecting and keeping those connections. Often, we call these...
We are born with features we didn’t choose—our height, our skin tone, our face, our build. Society often tells us that appearance defines value. But Scripture and life remind us otherwise: our future is shaped more by perspective than by physical traits. It is not how...
Every new year invites us to dream again—new goals, new habits, new resolve. For some, these resolutions take root and flourish. Yet others feel stuck before they even begin. The problem is not always a lack of desire or discipline. More often, it is the weight of...
Bitterness always promises power, but it never delivers. It tells us that holding on will protect us, justify us, or somehow balance the scales. Yet the longer we clutch our grudges, the more they clutch us. They drain our joy, cloud our judgment, and quietly shape...