Your blood begins to boil. That’s it! You have had enough! Before you know it, you have lashed out in anger once again. Your temper got the best of you. Our words and actions in moments of anger can do irreparable damage. Consider the following story: There once was a little boy with a temper…
The problem with Christians is not that we don’t know what we are supposed to do. Our problem is that we know what to do, but don’t do it. John Ortberg illustrates it this way: A man is being tailgated by a woman who is in a hurry. He comes to an intersection, and when…
I’ve often enjoyed repeating the true story of an incident in the life of Thomas Edison that illustrates perfectly the benefits of a positive attitude. Edison’s son, Charles, writes of the event about his father in his book titled, The Electric Thomas Edison. One December evening the cry of “Fire!” echoed through the plant. Spontaneous…
The Christian life is like a marathon. It requires hard work and perseverance. Sometimes we fall. Sometimes we make mistakes. But no matter how difficult the journey, we must get up and keep pressing forward. God calls us to finish the race. Prior to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania was…
Marriage is hard and affairs come easy. Today, an affair is just a mouse click away. But the reality of an affair is always worse than temptation’s promise. True story: He called himself “Prince of Joy.” In an Internet chat room, he met a young lady whose screen name was “Sweetie.” Over the next few…
The church is not just about you and your preferences. The church is a body. It should be diverse–filled with people from different backgrounds with different personalities and gifts. When all members of the body work together, God is glorified. The enemy will do anything he can to disrupt this unity. How many of us…
Your attitude changes how you see the world. When you look at something, do you first see the positive or the negative? Are you a glass-half-full or a glass-half-empty kind of person? Maybe you need to change your perspective. A boy, playing baseball alone, was heard to say, “I’m the greatest hitter in the world.” He…
The Bible tells us to pray for healing. We may not always experience a miraculous healing, but we never know when God will answer in a powerful way. There are countless stories of answered prayers that doctors cannot explain. Here is one example: Shortly after we started praying for people in public in our services,…
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