I feel Proverbs 6:27-35 gives us a little glimpse into the ancient lives of King David, Bathsheba and their son Solomon. King David and Bathsheba knew first-hand the danger of adultery and how the effects of their choice stayed with them the rest of their lives,...

My feet usually hit the floor each morning at 5:00am. Ask me a few minutes after that if I'm easily tempted by the world and I'll give you a big, fat, "No way, baby."  Armed with some decent sleep, a fresh cup of coffee, and the fact that I've not put together a...

God wants your heart. He’s looking for disciples so filled with a vision for eternity that their deepest desire is to invest their money, time, and prayers where they will matter most. “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where...

No one wants to be called a sluggard or thought of as lazy. We read today's verses and might think, "This doesn't apply to me. I'm a hard worker." But as I was preparing and praying over what God would have me share today, my mind kept going back to the word "soul."...

In Proverbs 25:21, Solomon, who is known as “the wisest man who ever lived,” gives us a front row seat on insight to loving people well and what it truly looks like when we put it to work in our lives. He issues a challenge to believers by saying we are called to not...

No woman in her right mind would want to tear her family down with her own hands or be described as disgraceful or quarrelsome. Yet every day I have a choice to build up my family or to tear them down with my words, my actions, and my choices. I remember one of the...

Speech is a beautiful gift. It distinguishes us from all earthly creations. It allows us to communicate with others, to pray to and praise God, and as William Stevens once said, the ability to speak “allies us to angelic beings.” But, as with all things tainted by...

With tears streaming down her face one of my daughters ran into my bathroom one morning as I was getting ready. Burying her head into my stomach she cried, “Mommy, make her stop! 'So and so' is not saying kind words! She called me a name and it hurt my feelings. I’m...

We called it the Faith Course.  Every summer, I’d hop on a bus to chaperone another group of girls from our youth group at summer camp. They played big ball volleyball on the sand court and wrestled over a greased watermelon in the lake. Those adventurous girls got...

We live in a day where knowledge is plentiful. Self-help books line row after row in our bookstores and libraries. TV shows are dedicated to sharing expert advice on everything from marriage problems, raising children, to how to lead a happy, healthy life. The...

You don’t have to live long to find out that life is full of choices, and that those choices have consequences. Some choices are as basic as deciding what we should eat for lunch, and other choices carry heavy commitments that can deeply affect our relationships, our...