Jesus Died for That

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.—1 Peter 3:18

It’s been said there are two kinds of people: the saved and the lost. But I see two categories among the lost: the proud and the ashamed.

Some people, when (more…)

God’s Will for Your Life

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good (more…)

Wishing Our Lives Away

Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.—James 4:14

Do you ever find yourself saying any of these things?

“If I can just get through this week . . . “

“Once this deadline is behind me . . .”

“As soon as this project is (more…)

Anti-Social Media

Turn my eyes from looking at what is worthless; give me life in Your ways. – Psalm 119:37

I was the final holdout in our family to get a smartphone. “I won’t be one of those people with a phone in front of my face all the time!” I insisted.

But then work demands required I maintain constant contact with clients, and I (more…)

Under Pressure

I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.—Ecclesiastes 1:14

Like most overachievers, I’m driven. But sometimes my drive goes into overdrive, and often it’s of my own doing.

Recently I had several self-imposed deadlines for a number of projects, none related to my actual job. I asked friends to pray I (more…)