Did you know that God wants your marriage to be great? It’s true! He actually created marriage to be wonderful – to be a little slice of heaven on earth.There’s so much to say about marriage, and I’m not an expert – but I’ve learned some things over time, and I’ve...
Is it just me, or does it seem as though peace is getting harder and harder to come by in our fast-paced, terror-ridden, success-driven, disease-threatened, media-saturated, economically- troubled world?But I believe Christians can have peace -- all the time! After...
God Knows the WayGod has always been a guide for His children. It’s who He is – it’s part of His nature to lead us and help us make the right decisions in our lives. He has set it up so that we would ask Him and He would guide, because He always has the best plan...
Over the years I’ve had a lot of people say to me: “I don’t know what to do or which way to turn,” or “I’m so afraid of making the wrong decision,” or “If God would just tell me what to do, I’d do it!” They are earnest, God-loving people who want to make the right...
I used to fight God. There, I said it. It was long ago, when I was a pastor’s wife, and I resisted that particular role. I just never thought I was very good at it. I didn’t like it, I wanted to get out of it, and I argued with God about it regularly.But then my...
Somehow, Christianity has managed to convey the idea that in order to be a Christian you have to be “good.” Whatever that means! “Goodness” is a moving, subjective concept, at best.Here’s the real, scriptural truth: the good news of the gospel is not that...
It’s that time of year again – New Year’s resolution time! For many of us that means dragging the exercise mat out from the back of the closet, clearing the hanging laundry off the treadmill, or buying that gym membership (again!) and getting down to the gym.A lot...
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