What motivates you?  What motivates you to do something?  What motivates you to not do something?  The word “motivation” can be defined as “the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.”  What are your reason(s) for behaving in the way that you do? As Christians we have numerous things that motivate us to do or not…

It is often easy to lose sight of the very nature of worship and the result of this robs us of one of the great blessings God has for us. Before reading any more of this article stop and ask yourself, “Why do I come to worship each week?” There may be many reasons, but what is the fundamental, underlying reason you…

There is a phrase being overused that I’d rather not write. I will reference it by saying it is the opposite of the old normal. As life creeps back to the same as it ever was, many are commenting that it will never be the same. They mention things like the need for drastic changes in the healthcare system, lack of trust…

Too often I act before I think, which causes me to make poor choices and engage in sinful behaviors.  While I know that I will never be perfect, that is not an excuse for not trying my utmost to “not sin” (1 John 2:1).  I must endeavor to greater levels of “self-control.”  The matter of personal “self-control” was an essential part of…

A million, a billion, a trillion, a quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion, septillion, octillion, nonillion, centillion—lots of names for big numbers. I thought the name of the largest number was “google,” but I just learned that there is a new name for the largest number. It is “googolplexian.”  These names are based on English. Do you know the name of the largest number in…

This might be a question we have asked ourselves. In a quiet moment, alone with our thoughts. Maybe in a crowded place watching others. At some point we have had this conversation. How did it go? Was it a compilation of achievements? Was it a stroll through significant memories that shaped you? Perhaps it was a slideshow of all your faults and…

Have you ever done something without thinking about it first?  The obvious answer is that we all have.  Multiple times.  Of course, some things we just do automatically without giving it a single thought—like putting on our seatbelts.  Some things we do instinctively—like trying to catch someone who starts to fall in front of us.  There isn’t any forethought to actions like…

“Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go to wake him up” (John 11:11). You know this story and understand what Jesus meant, but His disciples failed to comprehend it. Lazarus was so sick that his sisters, Mary and Martha, sent word to Jesus. Judging by their words which both of them spoke—“Lord, if you had been here my brother would not have…