Called to Be Peacemakers
This statue is outside a church and refers to The Book of Common Prayer: The mission of the Church is to restore all people to unity with God and each ...
Power for Stubborn Sins
If I'm honest, there were stubborn sins in my life that I thought would never come out until I saw Jesus face to face. Having a really positive relationship with ...
The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life
Continuing our theme, on which you gave so much thoughtful input, let's consider what leads to happiness. I used to think, and even have written, that God is not particularly ...
THE SECRET OF SATISFACTION
Many of the founders of our country were Christians, and part of our inalienable rights is "the pursuit of happiness." I used to think that wasn't a Christian philosophy, but ...
The Power of Meekness!
Though meekness rhymes with weakness, that is not what it is. How illuminating it is to learn that it comes from two Greek words meaning: "used to" and "the hand." ...
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Jesus wasn't talking about the grief that follows the loss of a loved one, which might surprise many greeting card companies! Though it is true that the Lord is close ...
The First Step: Poor in Spirit
When I knelt to receive Christ in 1966, I didn't come completely broken, just broken enough to know I needed forgiveness from God. Yet in my heart, I still felt ...
He Who Would Love Life
For many, summer is our favorite season. "The winter is past, the time of singing has come." How we want to seize it, and, as the psalmist says, "to love ...
How To Help A Fool (Two Week Study:)
Though it is extremely rare for a fool to come to his senses, it has happened, for nothing is impossible with God. The common variable seems to be pain. So though our ...
The Fool’s Mouth
So many of the Proverbs warn about the fool's mouth. Not only are these red flag warnings that you might be dealing with a fool, they are warnings to our ...
Caution in Calling Someone A Fool
Before we proceed in our study of the person the book of Proverbs calls a fool, we need to consider the warning of Jesus: But I tell you that anyone ...
3 Basic Characteristics of Fools
I'll never forget meeting Jan Silvious. We were sharing the speaking at a retreat. Jan was speaking on her classic book: Foolproofing Your Life. I listened ...
Dealing with “Fools” (June Proverbs Study)
We are in Proverbs this summer, with a different topic each month. Billy Graham read a psalm and a chapter of proverbs every day. Psalms helped him ...
Losing friends? Check your Filter.
Those without a filter have a penchant for hurting others, but they either don't care or can't seem to see it. They post hurtful things on Facebook, kindling strife. They ...
What Does Faithfulness in Friendship Look Like?
Last week we had such a good discussion over the proverb that talks about "a friend closer than a brother." Sometimes our most faithful friends are not biological family, but ...