In times of great stress and great anxiety over the future, what are we to do? How do we overcome something that seems insurmountable, or even completely beyond our control? One of the most quoted Bible verses is, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” While this verse is uplifting, how do we determine the right things to do? Something the Bible makes clear is that if we do what is pleasing to God, in the name of God, with strong faith in God, then God will

God works in infinitely many ways and each person’s path back to Him is different. In many cases, there is some sort of obstacle in life that pulls us back to Him — something that makes us realize that we cannot do life on our own. Sometimes that obstacle is placed there by God himself, other times we create our own obstacles by the choices we make. The Book of Acts recounts one such obstacle in the story of how Saul came to be Paul. Saul was so against Jesus that Jesus decid

Society as a whole these days has lost much of the fabric that used to hold it together. Over the years, we’ve all split into tribal mindsets, clashing over any and every issue on which there is even slight disagreement. In a word, we’ve become “stingy” with what and to whom we give anything. From our time, our consideration, our friendship, our money, our kindness, and everything else we have — we’ve all become far too reserved in our giving. Jesus said, “Freely you have rec

We know that life is better in pursuit of Jesus than in retreat. But how many of us feel apprehensive approaching Jesus with our full selves, revealing all to him? It’s easy to speak to Jesus about the things we are proud of, the things we hope for, and the people we care about; but it is never easy to speak to the Lord about the things we are embarrassed by. First, we have to admit to ourselves that a problem exists. Then, we have to speak honestly about it to our Lord and S