Imagine someone coming out of the gym and saying, “I didn’t get anything out of that!” Well, sir, did you put forth any effort while you were there? “No, I just went in, sat down for a while, and then left.” Well, no wonder you didn’t get anything of out that! Imagine someone else coming out of a restaurant and saying, “I didn’t get anything out…

It is certainly easier to sit back and watch (and wait), rather than jump up, jump in and take the initiative to act. But, what is the proper behavior of one who belongs to Christ? Do you sit back at work and just wait to be asked to do something? What about at home? Do you just wait to be asked to help out before…

Someone in a social media office somewhere entered some watch words into a database to be flagged in any posts on that social media platform. Then the algorithm was set loose to troll its users’ posts. An article, which just happened to be written the day before the national election, had words in it like “tomorrow,” “worry,” “no matter what,” “trust God.”…

For thousands of years, there have been those who “worry about tomorrow” (Matt. 6:34). This is not anything new. Even when Jesus tells us, “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things,” we still…well…we still worry. Here are some things to keep in mind. No matter what happens tomorrow: God still loves you (John 3:16). Jesus still loves you (John 15:13). God…

Do you ever look up at the sky and wonder, “Will today be the day that Jesus comes back?” Do you ever look up at the sky and pray that today will be the day that Jesus comes back? One day it will be “that day.” Oh, what will that be like? His return will be sudden and unexpected. People did not know the flood was…

Think of the things in your life that tend to “run out.” The gas in your car is always running out. The supplies in your house of food, paper goods and cleaning products are always running out. What about your energy level? Running out? What about your patience level? Running out? The reality is that even your days on this earth are running out. David described our days as…

One of the best scenes in “The Princess Bride” is when Inigo Montoya has heard Vizzini repeatedly use (or rather, misuse) the word, “Inconceivable,” and he tells him, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” I think of that scene often when scrolling social media and seeing the praying hands emoji used repeatedly and…

The wisdom of the book of Proverbs is so practical and it just makes sense. One such nugget of truth states, “A man who has friends must himself be friendly” (Prov. 18:24). How true is that? Someone who is not “friendly” does not have many “friends”! Sometimes folks in the church will be upset because they don’t have many friends in the church. Can I ask…