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When it comes to these problematic relationships, I have good news and bad news. The bad news is - there will always be sandpaper people in our lives. The good news is that difficult relationships are no exception to the fact that God’s Word is...

We see this in only a few Old Testament passages. The largest reference occurs in the book of Amos. Amos receives a vision of “the Lord standing by a wall that had been built true to plumb, with a plumb line in his hand.”

Have you ever asked yourself, what’s the daily life of a pastor like? We stare at them and listen on Sundays, but otherwise, pastors can be in themselves an enigma, a mystery, a stranger we see just once a week.

Being in a body is a lot of work! The struggle to use self-control and develop healthy life rhythms never ends. It's not without sacrifice or grief, either! When my body first started breaking, I truly had to grieve the loss of the ability to...

I quickly realized I couldn’t ignore this illness. I wouldn’t be able to push through it. I needed a better way to cope. When I finally acknowledged my inadequacy and turned to God, He revealed a powerful strategy to experience abundant life...

Mental Health recovery isn't a one-size fits all solution. It takes time. It takes adaptation. And it takes realizing that sometimes what worked yesterday for our anxiety or depression might not work today. We are incredibly complex and dynamic...

The American church operates with a heavy emphasis on God’s blessing and favor.  Even in a country that is overflowing with abundance, this prosperity-based gospel leaves us with a shallow, incomplete faith that wavers when life begins to...

Does the Bible say anything about what to do if you have marriage problems?

Dear Roger, I’ve always wondered what Jesus meant in the Gospel of Luke about taking up our cross and following him. Just what is this cross and how do we pick it up?

Are you living joyfully as an heir of God's Kingdom? Or are you living as a performance-based slave?

The church is not in a downturn or a depression, but she is preparing for the soon return of the Savior for His bride. So, what are you worried about?

What do I have to be afraid of? I’m afraid that I won’t achieve my goal. I’ll fall down because we all do, but how badly? Do we stay with “the devil we know” simply out of fear of the unknown?

‘You complete me.’ This probably sounds like the most romantic thing your partner may have said to you. It definitely feels good when someone tells us that we complete them. It sounds even more romantic than, “I love you.” But if we dig into the...

Verbal and emotional abuse sneak into relationships with stealth and cunning. Unlike physical abuse, its after-effects leave invisible bruises, long-lasting scars that are far too easily hidden, and often, a complete alteration of one’s entire...

I'm sitting here writing this from my home in 2023 with my son, who had a life-saving heart transplant 11 months ago and is thriving at the age of three: I've learned that hardships will come in all shapes, forms, and sizes. I've learned that...

The best friend and companion you need right now is God, and the best way to invite Him in is to show a willingness to be intimate with Him. 

I believe that it is fair to say that Mormonism and Christianity are quite different. In fact, their basic tenants are mutually exclusive.

Commit to God's standard. Magnify the consequences of blowing it. Maintain the quality of your marriage. Manage your mind. Minimize the opportunity.

As Lois followed Christ, she had a clear and lasting influence on her household that can be seen to have had an impact on the good of generations to come through the mission work of Timothy, and the correspondence from Paul to Timothy.

This is spiritual formation: serving as sculptors of the soul. No honor could be greater, no responsibility higher, no accountability more.