What can we learn from Christmas and a Taco Bell commercial?
Category: Devotions
I Deserve This!
If God mercifully paid for the consequences of our sins, how should we respond to that grace?
Have You Had Enough?
Once we decide that "enough is enough" with respect to the impact of sin in our lives, we have a choice as to what to do next.
All Crispy Brownies
Are we surrounding ourselves with the warmth that brings life, or with a harsh fire that consumes us and others nearby?
Scorched Earth
Are we so selfish that if we can't enjoy something, we don't want anyone else to participate, either?
Watch Out for the Sign!
When we see the signs and ignore them, we can't blame others for the results of our choices.
Your Attitude Determines Your Servitude
If our attitude should be like Jesus', what did His attitude look like?
Counting Up or Counting Down?
Can we actively look forward to growing older when we are grown up, just as much as we did when we were young?
Not Chosen for the Job
What about the guy who didn't make the "apostolic cut" in the Bible?
Organized Religion
What's so organized about religion?
Worker Productivity
If "work expands to the time allotted", how can we be most productive for what really matters?
Stay Before You Go
In a fast-paced world, can we find ourselves trying to get ahead of God's plan?
Coca-Cola for Dinner?
While there is a time for sorrow and repentance when we are convicted by knowledge of our sins, there are also times for celebration and rejoicing in the faithfulness of a great God.
No Millennials. No Boomers.
For all this talk about naming each generation and classifying their personalities, I have never met an entire generation at once.
Overflowing
What do you get when you fill up a container with more than it can hold?
Living Up to Our Calling
It can be intimidating to think about living up to God's calling, but He is with us along the way.
More Important Than Life?
In a world where every week brings a new medical study, are there things that are more important than only staying alive one more day?
Destination: Maturity (Part 2)
What can we do to mature in our faith, rather than becoming "adult children"?
Destination: Maturity (Part 1)
Learning a new skill is a lot more effective when we have something to practice that skill on.
Wasting Our Time
It's one thing to be stuck without something to pass the time. Are there cases where we're busy doing something that looks productive, but is actually pointless?
Those Who Sin Differently 