Romans 6:13

The weeks leading up to Easter will be a good time to reflect on the significance of Calvary and the empty tomb. Over 2,000 years ago, Jesus suffered, died and rose again so that today I can live—and eat—free from oppression. The same power that enabled Jesus to triumph over the grave continues to empower me to triumph over the sin that tried to destroy me so many years ago.…

The weeks leading up to Easter will be a good time to reflect on the significance of Calvary and the empty tomb. Over 2,000 years ago, Jesus suffered, died and rose again so that today I can live—and eat—free from oppression. The same power that enabled Jesus to triumph over the grave continues to empower me to triumph over the sin that tried to destroy me so many years ago.…

We can decide how our next moment of temptation will go down. The next time we’re tempted to risk gambling away our savings on a “sure bet,” we can kick ourselves and hope the self-loathing won’t last as long as it did last time, or we can experience a true sense of victory.…

We can decide how our next moment of temptation will go down. The next time we’re tempted to risk gambling away our savings on a “sure bet,” we can kick ourselves and hope the self-loathing won’t last as long as it did last time, or we can experience a true sense of victory.…

My friend, if I could sit across from you today—perhaps over a warm cup of tea and a quiet moment away from the noise of life—I would gently take your hand in mine and share with you a truth that has been forged in the deepest places of my own journey: Don’t waste your pain.…

I like being married to an accountant. Not only is she excessively cute and willing to be seen in public with me, but she is a whiz with keeping us financially in the black and wrestling that pesky……

My friend, if I could sit across from you today—perhaps over a warm cup of tea and a quiet moment away from the noise of life—I would gently take your hand in mine and share with you a truth that has been forged in the deepest places of my own journey: Don’t waste your pain.…

“I give myself away,” those were the words that I sang from the bottom of my heart when God first called me into ministry thirteen years ago. That sweet, but powerful song, by William McDowell,...…

“I give myself away,” those were the words that I sang from the bottom of my heart when God first called me into ministry thirteen years ago. That sweet, but powerful song, by William McDowell,...…

“You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘Lord’, and you are right because that’s what I am. Since I, your Lord washed your feet you ought to wash each other’s feet.” -- John 13:13 (NLT)Jesus washed the calloused, dirty feet of the disciples. This intimate gesture is extremely touching.By doing something uncomfortable...…