Prayer, desperate prayer, seems so simple, but it’s a step rarely taken by those in family conflict.

Our brothers and sisters in Muslim countries can't celebrate Christmas-or any aspect of their faith-openly for fear of persecution and death. And yet we, with all our freedoms, often choose to make Christmas a celebration of commercialism!

Temptation is God's magnifying glass; it shows us how much work he has left to do in our lives.

You become stronger only when you become weaker. When you surrender your will to God, you discover the resources to do what God requires.

Forgiveness is always free. But that doesn't mean that confession is always easy. Sometimes it is hard. Incredibly hard. It is painful to admit our sins and entrust ourselves to God's care.

God has a program of character development for each of us. He wants others to look at our lives and say, He walks with God, for he lives like Christ.

The ability to make judgments lies at the heart of Christian living. Unless we are able to judge doctrine, lifestyles, and entertainment, unless we are able to distinguish between outer appearance and inner character, we just might miss the purpose for which God placed us on this earth. We might end up accepting a stone for bread and a snake for a fish.