We live in a world sold out to the “It’s my life and I do what I please” adage. By age two, children begin to claim and demand what is theirs. Every toy is usually tightly clutched under their arms and no one dares attempt to play with it, let alone declare ownership. As [...]

  There are many “Christians” in this world. It is easy to find someone who diligently attends church services and views his/herself as a “good” person, but who is truly deceived, thinking his/her life is glorifying to God. A heart check, however, may reveal a different picture. How can people claim to be growing Christians [...]

  For a while, I did not understand what it meant to be content with my unfavorable circumstances. As a matter of fact, the word “content” does not sit well with me; sometimes the muscles in my stomach constrict at the thought of being content. My skewed view of the word lead me to believe [...]

  I had set out to do an exposition of Jonah 3:1-17, but by last night had completely shifted gears for reasons I will not do justice by going into here.   My mind and heart has, in recent times, been taken over by an enduring interest in the history of missions in Africa.   [...]

  This upcoming year should be one in which we as women make decisions to say NO to negative emotions that cripple and prevent us from experiencing all of God’s blessings. Throughout the year 2006, I have learned that in order to see God’s tremendous work in my life and for Him to move me [...]

  One of the most interesting features of the vine plant is its long flexible winding stems have an objective: To use other plants as a source of support in order to preserve their energy and be able to reach sunlight with little effort. This usually leaves the vine with a good amount of stored [...]

  Personal note: I’m not a super-Christian. I’m not extra-special. I’m merely living an ordinary life with the gracious help of an extra-ordinarily loving God.   “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic – [...]

  Every one of us has experienced anxiety at some point in life if not most of the time. We get anxious after the first job interview, wondering when we will be called back for the second.  That same fear and anxiety grips us when we feel the world slipping through our fingers and have [...]