When Sherry was little, as she'd leave home, her parents would say, "Be on your best behavior!" Sherry knew what that meant: show good manners, be kind, share what you have . . . don't embarrass...
Through Isaiah, the Lord promises that his words will be “on your lips and on the lips of your children and your...
There is an interesting case that took place here in Texas years ago. A pair of twins were in elementary school. They had different teachers. Near Christmas, their mother baked two identical cakes....
It’s easy for Christians to think of the Sabbath as one more legalistic burden that the Jews are required to carry. Yet this is not how the Lord speaks of the day of...
According to Bread for the World, a leading organization in the effort to end hunger, 923 million people in the world today are chronically hungry. Every day, almost 16,000 children die of hunger...
Throughout Isaiah we see God’s vision, not only for the people of Israel, but also for all peoples. Though his salvation is focused upon Israel, it is not for Israel alone. Isaiah 5...
The word of God doesn’t just sit there like a museum of antique truth that you can visit if you wish, but otherwise avoid. It is, as we read in Hebrews, “alive and...
As a school administrator, I am responsible for thirty teachers of English. A few come to work late or turn their paperwork in late. Sometimes they seem genuinely disconnected from their work.When...
A handyman and a mortgage broker built their businesses with a heart toward serving the Lord through their work. This was easy...
There are times when we struggle because our lifestyle has been inconvenienced, and there are times when things get so bad that we struggle to make it through the day. My family has experienced...
It is the truth that many children gain their first sense of a higher being through Santa Claus. Sure they had Bible stories at church, but Santa brings a real emotional punch to...
Being a waitress is a challenge. I know, I did it for years. In our culture, waiting tables is just a bit above collecting garbage, with all due respect to garbage collectors. It's...
When I was a teenager, I wanted to figure out God. I thought that if I worked hard enough and was completely logical, then everything about God would ultimately make sense. In retrospect...
<< Read Part 1, Conform or Transform << Read Part 2, Rise to the Top At work in a secular workplace, Daniel...
Abraham Lincoln told the story of an Eastern monarch who commanded his wise men to create a sentence. This sentence would be cut in stone and always be in view. It must be...
One of the most "Christian" thoughts I've ever heard about attitude came from Michael Jordan in 1989. The Chicago Bulls were in...
I used to tell one of my children, "You have an attitude problem." Needless to say, such remarks only made the situation...
Geologists teach us that mountains do, in fact, move. The towering mountain ranges of this world are a result of the slow movement of the earth’s tectonic plates. Even now, Mt. Everest is...
When I was a young man, verses like this one disturbed me. I just couldn’t accept the notion that God could be angry. For me, anger seemed like the antithesis of love. How...
The Servant of God in Isaiah 53 suffers for the sake of others. Because he is righteous, and because he bears the...
