Sometimes people get in situations where their backs are up against the wall. Something has happened, somebody has done something, or a circumstance has come against them and they don't know what to do. Here is what some Christians do when there is a problem. They...

In Matthew 6:31-33 it says,Therefore, do not worry saying, what shall we eat or what shall we drink or what shall we wear, for after all these things (What things? What you eat, what you drink, what you wear) the Gentiles seek for your heavenly Father knows that...

One question that is common when there is a need for prayer is this: "How should I pray?" That is a good question, but it is also an easy one to answer. When we pray, we should always pray God's Word and we should pray in the spirit. When Jesus was here on the...

Here's an interesting letter I received. I enjoy receiving these letters. We read every one, and we try to answer them all. Dear Brother Ollison: This may seem like a strange letter, but I must tell someone who I feel will listen. Last month I decided to get closer...

Several years ago, I was the worship leader at a church. I loved it. To lead people in worship was a joy, and I always tried to present myself as a joyful leader. It's easy when you love to worship Jesus. Joy is almost automatic. Well, anyway, after church one...

I counseled with a lady who was depressed. She had a best friend that was a good Christian and they always spent time together. When one of them would get down and depressed, the other one would build her up. It seemed that they were always there for each other....

In Luke 10:19 Jesus said, "Behold, I give you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt you." Here Jesus gave authority to the seventy disciples He sent out. But in Mark chapter 16, Jesus...

There is power in your words. Probably more power than you could possibly imagine. All through the Word of God words were used to create, control and destroy. When Jesus heard that Lazarus was dead, He went to the tomb and spoke these words: "Lazarus, come forth."...

In Acts chapter 3, Peter and John went to the temple to pray. As they went through the gate to the temple, there was a man who had been crippled from birth and had been taken daily to the gate of the temple to beg for money. When Peter and John were about to enter...

First Timothy 6:12 says, "Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses." Fighting the good fight of faith is not always an easy fight. Why? It takes...

Do you place limits on God's power? Is there a point in going through a trial where you feel that it's beyond God's will and power to deliver you? How far will you go before you draw the line? In the year 605 BC Daniel and his friends were deported to Babylon....

Galatians 3:13 says that "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law." But what does this mean, to be redeemed from the curse of the law? By the death and resurrection of Jesus, He paid the price for you and for me. He Himself became the sacrifice for our...