Author
Rick Higgins
God doesn’t always meet our timetable. What is your response when God doesn’t show up as you expected? Martha and Mary could identify with that frustration. It was a somber day – their brother, Lazarus, had just passed away. Although they… Continue Reading →
John Rosemond provides biblical advice to help parents as they train their children: Because it is the most character-building, two-letter word in the English language, children have the right to hear their parents say “No” at least three times a… Continue Reading →
Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian. Dennis Wholey Our heart’s desire is that we would be treated fairly; however, we quickly discover… Continue Reading →
We don’t enjoy painful situations, yet they are an inevitable fact of life. Suffering is a major theme of the Apostle Peter’s brief epistle. He presents a fresh perspective as we face suffering in our lives, Beloved, do not be… Continue Reading →
Failure shouldn’t define you but refine you. Tim Botto Failure is an inevitable fact of life. You can let it define you and confine you, or you can choose to allow it to refine you and then move on and leave… Continue Reading →
There are two monumental dates in your life – the day you’re born and the day you die. You have no control over the first date and most of us do not have control over the second, but we do… Continue Reading →
It’s not the truth that you know, but the truth that you obey that matters. Johnny Hunt There is often a gap between what we know and what we do with what we know. Our goal is to shrink that… Continue Reading →
The Last Arrow by Erwin McManus uses the story of Elisha’s meeting with the king of Israel as the foundation of his book. We see that Elisha instructed the king, He said, “Open the window toward the east,” and he… Continue Reading →
What comes to your mind when you think of a leader? Many people envision that leadership is about power and position along with a title and a corner office. Jesus’ disciples had a view that reflected the world’s view of… Continue Reading →
O, do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks! Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle. But you… Continue Reading →
1. You can overcome temptation by following the example of Jesus. 2. I’d go on a diet for a few weeks and all I’d lost is fourteen days. 3. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking… Continue Reading →
By yielding to temptation you can lose in a moment what it took a lifetime to gain. We face temptations from the world, our fleshly desires, and the devil. As we face these temptations, we must realize our dependence upon God,… Continue Reading →
What enables you to persevere when you desperately want to quit? The writer of Hebrews gives us sage advice for running well in the race of life, Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let… Continue Reading →
A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. We can become so enmeshed in the problems of everyday life that we fail to see God at work. In… Continue Reading →
We face a number of transitions in life: we enter school, get a job, change jobs, develop new relationships, the transitions continue on. Transitions can be a time psychological turmoil as we leave the familiar and step into a new role…. Continue Reading →
