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The one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind (James 1:6). Many of us are told over and over again that there is no room for doubt or skepticism in the Kingdom of God. But is that truly the message portrayed in Scripture?

This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead (John 21: 12-14). Recently, my husband and I attended a forum to discuss end of life decisions.

He has risen, just as He said (Matt. 28:6). What would I ever do if someone I knew came back from the dead? Seriously, what would I do?

While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven (Luke 24:51). One of the most amazing, wonderful messages of the gospel is that it’s not over.

Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done (1 Chron. 16:8). I’d like to try something a little different with today's devotional...

What can today's church learn from the Bereans who "received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so"? (Acts 17:10-11).

...to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light (Acts 26:18). Will you forget the darkness that seeks to crush the hope of those around you?

Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me! (Luke 10:40). Inconveniences weren't a challenge to my grandfather; they were opportunities.

Therefore I am now going to allure her... (Hosea 2: 14). The prophet Hosea certainly had one of the least enviable jobs ever.

Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment? (Amos 3:3). So too do my male friends and I display an intentional commitment to our annual get-together as central to who we are as men, to who we want to be the rest of the year for our families and each other.

"Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life" (John 9:3). I can’t help but wonder what went through the mind of the blind man when he heard Jesus.

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? (Jer. 17:9). I never read the Bible alone; there’s a squeaky voice inside my head that likes to tag along.

Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance... (Ro: 5: 3-5) Can you look back on “the routine, the difficult, even the painful” times of your life and see how God has developed your character?

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness... (Matt. 4: 1-2). Sometimes it's not what’s in our lives troubling us most. It's what we must do without.

If this is how you are going to treat me, put me to death right now... (Numbers 11:15). What kind of a person feels like this?

The hope of the righteous brings joy (Proverbs 10:28). Do you roll your eyes at the exuberance of others?

In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple (Luke 14:33). Are you holding onto something that is keeping you from God?

The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing (Ezek. 12:22). Part of what it means for Christians to let our lights shine is for us to live by faith.