Imagine this. You’ve been married for 23 years. You have a house, a dog, two cats, and three kids. You know your spouse like the back of your hand. That’s why it hurts so much the day he says, “I’ve had an affair. Will you forgive me?” You rant ... [ Read More ]
Bible Study: When You’re Not Good Enough
Do you ever feel like you're not good enough? Or that if you could just change that one thing about yourself or your life, that then people would love and respect you? It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking we have to perform if we want ... [ Read More ]
Bible Study: Spiritual Warfare and Your Goal
Working on a spiritual goal is like working out at the gym with a guy standing next to you saying, Look at you. You're a slob. Why not just give up right now and get it over with? On the way home you can stop and get a ... [ Read More ]
Bible Study: God’s View of Your Goal
Do you ever get discouraged when you work on a New Year's resolution? It's easy to give up because we feel like we'll never change. We're not the only ones who struggle with this. If we look at the letters Paul wrote to believers in the Bible, we ... [ Read More ]
Bible Study: When God Doesn’t Change You Instantly
I just finished listening to a wonderful true story of God healing a World War II vet who had been obsessed with revenge, addicted to alcohol, and indulgent with pornography. The minute He was saved, God took away his desire for all three of those ... [ Read More ]
New Year’s Resolution Study: Making a Plan
Hi Everyone, Are you thoroughly sick of being undisciplined over the holidays and ready to get to work on your new year’s resolution? I know I am! Why don’t we get started by coming up with a plan for our projects? First, read the tab at the ... [ Read More ]
New Year’s Resolution Worksheet
Normally when you think of New Year's resolutions, you think of a long list of goals in different categories. For our New Year's Bible study, though, I'd like you to take just one of those goals and focus your renewing of the mind efforts on ... [ Read More ]
New Year’s Resolutions Bible Study
I used to be a firm believer in the power of New Year’s resolutions. Each New Year’s Day I’d get out my little notebook, divide it into categories (family, spiritual, physical, etc.), write out my New Year’s resolutions, and then sit back and wait ... [ Read More ]
Bible Study: Keeping the Faith in the Storms of Life
It’s easy to get caught up in our problems and think, my life is a wreck and it's not going to change. Our eyes are on the problems and we begin to lose hope. When that happens to me, my best and often only hope is to get into the Word and see my ... [ Read More ]
Bible Study: The Temptations of Blogging
Sometimes I wonder if God wants me to keep blogging because it’s so hard on my relationship with Him. The temptations to worship things other than Him are overwhelming. I was wondering about that this morning so I turned to James for ... [ Read More ]