Before You Get Married, Consider These 3 Truths

I’ll never forget the day a Christian woman in our church asked me to perform her wedding ceremony. After some

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Before You Get Married, Consider These 3 Truths

Pressure Points

Part 9 – “Route 66” (a series with a message from each of the 66 books of the Bible)1 Samuel

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Pressure Points

The Southern Steps and Psalms of Ascent Reminders

Who would have ever thought to use stairs as a memory-trigger? At the southern edge of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, a

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The Southern Steps and Psalms of Ascent Reminders

How to Fix Foundation Problems in Your Spiritual Life

Years ago, my grandmother’s 1909 house got a fresh layer of wallpaper. But only weeks later, I noticed in a

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How to Fix Foundation Problems in Your Spiritual Life

The Grace of God in my Favorite Les Misérables Scene

The 2012 cinematic adaptation of the musical based on Victor Hugo’s novel, Les Misérables, was tremendous. But my favorite adaptation

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The Grace of God in my Favorite Les Misérables Scene

Your Priorities—Do You Recognize the Warning Signs?

I’ll never forget the day the air conditioner went out in my car. Although click here.

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Your Priorities—Do You Recognize the Warning Signs?

Compliments and Criticism—The Difference May Surprise You

The trouble with most of us,” someone once said, “is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved

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Compliments and Criticism—The Difference May Surprise You

Jesus Decoys—Your Albatross of Spiritual Disciplines

I never thought an albatross would challenge my relationship with God. This one sure did. Researchers placed 100 decoys on

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Jesus Decoys—Your Albatross of Spiritual Disciplines

When God Gets Your Goat

Part 3 – “Route 66” (a series with a message from each of the 66 books of the Bible)Leviticus 16The

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When God Gets Your Goat

How It All Started

Part 1 – “Route 66” (a series with a message from each of the 66 books of the Bible)Genesis 3;

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How It All Started

Jealousy Made Our “Companion” Go “Evil”

Our Labrador’s name, Rayah, in Hebrew means, “companion.” (Pronounced “ray-uh.”) But a slight alteration of the Hebrew vowels renders her

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Jealousy Made Our “Companion” Go “Evil”

Tomorrow, Today, and the Priorities of Someday

Years ago I heard about an odd work of modern art. The artist attached a chair to a loaded shotgun—with

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Tomorrow, Today, and the Priorities of Someday