Noises surround us and bombard us at times. Even our own thoughts may tune out the life-enhancing words that the Lord provides through...

Allergies, dust, and other specks of foreign matter can make our eyes burn or itch, even blur. When they do, we may resort to using...

Some days it seems all we do is make substitutes. For example, we trade watching TV for doing dishes. Or vice versa. We could probably...

How blessed we are to live in a country where freedom of religion still reigns. We may not have that freedom long, from the sounds of the...

What gives you the most joy? If you were to make a list, how many items of joy would you write? One? Five? One hundred? Or too many to...

As daylight grows shorter by the hour, we find ourselves using our lamps more. I’m reminded of Jesus’ parable about the ten virgins, five...

Even as Jesus experienced pain, grief, loneliness, and joy, His heavenly Father also experiences emotion. His joy in us is clearly...

Planning a trip usually means listing all the things we need to do and take so we won’t be caught unaware. The Bible urges us to be ready...

Studies prove that weeping produces healing of body, soul, and spirit. Not that we should go around crying over every little thing, but...

Life may seem like a high wire sometimes, whether facing illness, financial trouble, grief, loneliness, or a host of other negatives. But...

As I watched my neighbors pulling their garden weeds, it reminded me of past days spent in my own vegetable gardens. Whether it rained or...

Praising God sounds easy and can become automatic. But when we give praise with a truly grateful heart even in the direst of situations,...

We tend to take security in people and places, while still believing our true security is in faith in Jesus Christ. Perhaps we need to...

Our lives require many disciplines: physical, mental, emotional, and especially spiritual. One of the best is the discipline of praise...

How often do we think that because no one sees or hears us, God won’t either? The convicting yet assuring are the words of Psalm 139 as...

Clouds bring the rain, but they also offer protection. I for one prefer driving on a cloudy day than against the bright sunlight. You may...

How awesome to think that as children of God through faith in Christ, we are His temple. As such, we need to keep it in good repair,...

The Bible tells us plainly that God’s power dwells within us. the question I ask myself often is “Do I use His power or do I use my own...

How sturdy are the bridges we cross from one place to another? Manmade bridges require constant repair and still many of them fall. The...

Our human nature might rebel about having to depend on others. As a kid, my twin sis and I relied on each other for almost everything....