Without a proper orientation toward Christ, Human beings are woefully and inescapably self-centered. We are bent toward operating from...

One of the most significant bible verses regarding the intended nature of humanity calls mysteriously from the early pages of Genesis. ...

In Colossians 3, Paul argues for a profound, radical, and clear value system for Christians. But to understand fully what he is...

Many people think that the most important and powerful moment of the New Testament is the birth of Jesus. It is not. Others think it is...

Attitude colors the way you see the world, and the way you see the world is a reflection of what you believe about it, and what you...

A serious danger lurks in all fears. Common wisdom argues that the purpose of fear is to move us away from danger or pain. While some...

Complete independence is an impossible condition for every entity in the universe except one. As far as we know, if you are a human...

“I coulda shoulda woulda,” is either a mocking phrase designed for insensitive people to ridicule those who never took the risk to...

The writer of Proverbs observes that a righteous man walks in integrity, and that his children follow after him and are blessed (Proverbs...

Psalms, proverbs, and bible stories witness over and over again to the wisdom that none of the elements of the physical world are your...

Something with supernatural power emboldened the heroes of the bible’s ancient stories. Courage, valor, and spirit did not arise in them...

The bible says an awful lot about pride. Almost every story of the bible illustrates some aspect of it. Satan appeals to the pride of...

Sin crouches at your door desiring to come in and consume you, craving your destruction, lusting for your failure, and eager to sate its...

A curious idea about mothers hides in the quirks of translation for Proverbs 1:8. The sophisticated cultural wisdom of the ancient...

When the young man first felt the beauty of his first love, he found that his heart roared like the flames of a raging fire who’s smoke...

To be zealous means to be full of zeal. And to be full of zeal means to be driven by an overwhelmingly strong desire. Zeal is a strong...

The ancient Hebrew people struggled to forge out a living in the arid lands of the middle east. The region is known for its deserts, and...

This week I started a miraculous process. I prepared some soil in a pot, and I buried a seed in it. I then watered it and placed it...

When Abraham was 75-years-old, God told him to leave his home country, and go to a place that would be revealed to him. He didn’t give...

A terrible prophecy of end times destruction leaps out at the reader from the lines of Matthew 24:37-39.  It is there that we find a grim...