"Taste and see that the Lord is good."   Psalm 34:8 NKJVThere's an old African folktale about a king and his friend. In every circumstance, the king's friend had a saying: "This is good." One day they...  Read More

"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!"Isaiah 43:18-19 NIVAfter falling twice in the 1988 Olympic speed-skating races, Dan Jansen sought outsports psychologi...  Read More

"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."        Joshua 24:15 NKJV Joe was a carpenter who worked for a building contractor. One day, the contractor said to him, "Joe, I'm putting you in charg...  Read More

"Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?"  Nehemiah 6:3 NIVLike David's older brother Eliab, there will always be people who try to discourage you from killing the giant in your ...  Read More

"This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."    Psalm 118:24 NKJVIn The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis demonstrated that God wants humankind to attend chiefly to two things:...  Read More

"Live one day at a time."       Matthew 6:34 TLBSir William Osler was the most famous physician of his generation. He organized the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and served as a professor of medici...  Read More

"I am compelled to preach."    1 Corinthians 9:16 NIVBefore the thirteen colonies in America became a country, four-fifths of Americans had heard George Whitefield preach in person. Without amplificat...  Read More

"The Lord sald to Joshua: 'Get up! Why do you lie thus on your face? Israel has sinned.'"Joshua 7:10-11 NKJVThe walls of Jericho had fallen, and Joshua was flushed with victory. Their next challenge w...  Read More

"I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is good for you and leads you along the paths you should follow."  Isaiah 48:17 NLTYou’ll probably travel several different paths on your way to your dest...  Read More

"The fruit of that righteousness will be peace."   Isaiah 32:17 NIVWe are the sum total of everything we have experienced both good and bad. We can engage in wishful thinking and imagine that our past...  Read More

"Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give."   2 Corinthians 9:7 NIVGod can be sitting on the sidelines watching you struggle financially or actively involved as your financi...  Read More

"If you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin."   James 2:9 NLTJames wrote to the church: "Suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and...  Read More