James 4:3 states, “You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss…”  Amiss?  What does “amiss” mean?  Interestingly, the same Greek word that is used for “amiss” is also translated “sick” (Matt. 4:24); “diseased” (Matt. 14:35); “grievously” (Matt. 15:22); “sore” (Matt. 17:15); and “miserably” (Matt. 21:41).  But it is used more closely in the same way in the words of Jesus…

Many of us were taught as we were growing up, “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.”  If the car salesman gives you an unbelievably low price, there must be something wrong with the car.  If your insurance company calls you out of the blue and lowers your rates, there must be something they are not telling you.  And…

Right now, are you in the state of Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Wyoming or another?  Are you in the state of confusion or clarity?  Are you in the state of denial or acceptance?  Are you in the state of luxury or despair?  Are you in a state of health or illness?  Each of us right now is in one state or another, using…

Yes, it’s true!  You are here today because your mom was pro-life and did not abort you before she even saw you.  Aren’t you glad your mom was pro-life!  Do you know who else is pro-life?  There is a group of people on this earth who are 100% pro-life.  Those groups are hard to find, because there’s usually at least one person…

Can you imagine the inward strength and the courageous faith that it took for Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to not bow down to Nebuchadnezzar’s 90-foot gold statue when every other person around them was bowing down?  Go even further. Can you imagine the additional inward strength and the extra courageous faith they had as they stood before the king and he threatened…

In Hebrews 4, God tells us in simple terms the difference between those who enter His rest and those who “come short of it.”  The Hebrews writer was pleading with his readers not to follow the example of the Israelites, who failed to enter the rest available to them in the Promised Land. “For indeed the gospel was preached to us as…

The United States Post Office never ceases to amaze me.  We deal with them frequently for our bulk mailings, and it seems like there is always something that’s not exactly right.  The rules they have are so rigid and confusing—trying to keep up with 3-digit vs. 5-digit, letters vs. flats, rubberbands vs. no rubberbands, etc., etc.  Then, if it wasn’t rigid and…

Read the priestly benediction in Numbers 6:22-27 and apply it to us today. The Lord bless you and keep you! God is the source of all blessings (cf. Jas. 1:17), including all the material blessings that we enjoy in this life!  But His blessings go beyond “things”; He guards us and protects us, as a loving Father for His children.  Amazing! The…