Getting Closer through Challenging Circumstances! You see it on t-shirts, hear it from athletes, and read it on gym walls: "No pain, no...

The Missing Pieces in Your Prayer Life, Part 2              In the last post , I proved  that the biblical pattern of praying begins...

Be Blessed Like the Holy Family!   Psalm 1:1-2 forcefully insists - that those whose “delight is in the law of the Lord” and who...

I love to be asked this question, but I often hesitate before answering. Curious Christians ask me why I have memorized 14 New Testament...

The Legacy of Eleven Verses that Changed a Lumberjack’s Life!  Oregon Historical Society Frontier Work!               It is truly...

When Your Memories Fade, What Will Remain? One of the tragedies of the senior years is that your mind can become fragile, memory can...

Light the Fires of Meditative Passion for God! Part 2 In the previous post, we considered the burning and hellish thoughts that can harm...

What are the most important private ways of seeking God? Because the spiritual disciplines are indispensable for Christian growth in...

Making Your Devotions Portable Ah, “Just have one for the road!” That kind of advice, terrible for one who might drive home drunk, is...