May Christmas remind you how far God came just for you. While the story is simple, the message is profound and life-changing. God broke...

If Advent teaches us anything, it is that waiting is the introduction to God’s best gifts. The stories of waiting in the Bible reveal...

Startle me out of my complacency, God, this and every day. Dec 4 reading from The Daily Feast. Are we so used to the story of Christmas...

I love a decorated house. Getting it there, is another story. No matter how I store, organize or try to schedule; decorating the house...

We need more gratitude in this world. It is an oil for relationship that heals and calms. It is a telescope that sees the world in bright...

Remember when you got in trouble as a child? Your parent said something like, “Do you remember what I told you? Why didn’t you do it?”...

Worry is a pesky intruder that threatens to undermine everything God wants us to enjoy. Worry shows up when we are out of control,...

Playing with I can’t is as dangerous as playing with fire. Can’t rehearses the wrong information. Can’t often sets up false boundaries....

What Jesus does when you ask for His anything is more than you could think to ask. Find new hope in the sweet surrender to His unbounded res

Come with me to the edge of Jericho where Jesus had attracted a large crowd again. Most don’t see the furrowed brows of Jesus. He is...

Doubt can swarm like bees who have been disturbed. Doubt can tie us up in ways that make it difficult to move forward. Doubt unsettles....

Jesus asked questions. He asked them of his listeners, his debaters, his disciples. They weren’t detours or delay tactics. They were...

Do you remember why we looked at key verses through Philippians? This was an exercise to take one to two verses that we could “listen” to...

Finally . . . rejoice in the Lord! . . . it is a safeguard for you. (Philippians 3:1) Take another look at joy, Paul says. What is it we...

How do we know when something is God’s will? This is where too many of us struggle with confusion. We carry a belief that God’s will is...

Where does your most important, soul-satisfying encouragement and comfort come from? Paul shares the most comprehensive summary of what...

How do you grow joy? Paul put his growth plan in a prayer. Paul was a prayer partner for every group of people he taught, wrote for,...

Do you remember that childhood euphoria that made you feel you could do anything? Where did all that confidence go? When we are...

Does everything have to be in its right place and every situation a welcome gift for there to be joy? It’s easy to think that difficult...

How positive do you have to be to find joy? I don’t mean a little smile across the face. I mean the kind of joy that tickles up from...