When I first moved to California, it took me a little while to figure out whether I liked the mountains or the beach better. The beach won, hands down. I love love love love the beach. However, in all the years I lived there, though I went many times to the beach, I never went…
There is a pervasive, destructive addiction that has recently been seeping through the body of Christ. Actually, it seems to have been around the entire existence of the human race and simply worked its insidious way into the faith community. You probably know someone from church who has at least one of these symptoms: They’re…
Dear regular reader, Happy Resurrection Day. The Lord has risen, He has risen indeed! Thank you for being a faithful reader and looking for my weekly post today. I have been posting my articles here every Sunday since I started blogging over two years ago. I have really enjoyed the journey. If you are looking…
Most singles want to get married. Though statistically, more people in today’s culture opt to stay single, most want to be married eventually. Unless all your friends are dating and getting married, there is less pressure today to marry, especially when you’re younger. Concerned family members may express their wishes for you to complete the…
Life can be challenging at times. No matter how much faith we have, there will be problems, but we must not allow that to discourage us. If we continue to look at our problems, we can become consumed by them. Today and every day, Satan will send challenges and distractions to knock us off course.…
Last week, I touched on seven reasons we single Christians need to get our finances under control. The seventh one, not in the list of six, was, “If you plan to ever get married.” Marriage has built-in pressures and difficulties. Finances always seem to make the top three to five reasons marriages get into trouble.…
1. You shall have no other gods before Me. Stay as self-centered and selfish as you are right now. Do not remove yourself from the throne of your life and put Jesus at the center. Make sure everything is all about you—your comfort, your demands, your rules. Grab all the attention and power that you…
