Personal Growth

Bring Your Sword

Make the Word the first priority of every morning. Be more sure that the morning sunlight will find you pouring God’s Word into your heart than eating breakfast or washing your face.
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Why a Believer's Failure is Never Final

I read a marquee the other day with this inscription: “Failure is never final.” This is true with one exception: rejecting the gospel. …(Continue Reading)

Expendables for Jesus

No President of the United States was as daring as President Theodore Roosevelt, known more affectionately by some as “Teddy.” Roosevelt’s reckless courage came to full throttle when he rou …(Continue Reading)

The Phantom of the Secular

Secular: “Of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred.” That’s dictionary.com’s definition of this misunderstood word, almost …(Continue Reading)

Hope for the Spiritual Humpback (Matthew 1:1-17)

There’s an old tale from more than a century and a half ago, penned by Victor Hugo. The tale is about a child born with a massive wart over his right eye and a severely deformed spine. …(Continue Reading)

How to Find Your Root Sin

I've never been more convinced that Luther was right when he said that at the heart of every sin is the root sin of idolatry. …(Continue Reading)

Does Grace or Law Come First?

To show us our need for grace, law must come first, for the law shows me my sinful and helpless condition, and then I understand my need for grace.
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When God Commands the Impossible

I never felt the depth of Abraham's sacrifice when he offered up …(Continue Reading)

Where's God When It's Silent?

Last week was my first time to enter the amazing world of Wii gaming system. …(Continue Reading)

Legless Prayer

Like a runner without legs, prayer that does not get up and act is faithless and cowardly. The Israelites …(Continue Reading)