"I give thanks to Him Who has granted me...strength and made me able [for]...the ministry.      1 Timothy 1:12 AMPCAnother form of burnout is "compassion fatigue," and people helpers are the most vuln...  Read More

"Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?"      Proverbs 20:6 NIVPastor Rowland Croucher writes: "The children had gone to school, my wife was off to work, and I did some...  Read More

"Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit."      Romans 5:5 NKJVJohn Walker says: "I've struggled with my weight most of my life.  I've dr...  Read More

"Grab...hope with both hands and never let go."      Hebrews 6:18 MSGDoes your situation look impossible?  Are you getting ready to quit?  Don't!  Emile Batisse was seventy-nine when she was injured i...  Read More

"Make sure you understand what the Master wants."       Ephesians 5:17 MSGTo fulfill God's plan for your life, you need to do these: (1) Map out your day.  Plan your time and stick to your plan.  Only...  Read More

"The commands of the Lord are cleat, giving insight for living."     Psalm 19:8 NLTThe marquee outside a little country church read: "Jesus said..."  That's it--nothing else!  Obviously the custodian ...  Read More

"Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?"      Amos 3:3 NKJVIf you want to know how the person you're marrying will look twenty-five years from now, look at their parents and you will get a clu...  Read More

"A man shall leave his father and mother."       Matthew 19:5 NKJVLetting go of our children is one of the toughest phases in parenting.  Erma Bombeck compared it to flying a kite.  "Mom and dad run d...  Read More

"It is finished."       John 19:30 NIVOne of Christ's last declarations from the cross was, "It is finished."  That phrase comprises just one word in Greek, tetelestai, meaning "paid in full."  It was...  Read More

"I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins."      Jeremiah 31:34 NLTHave you ever watched children playing with an Etch A Sketch?  If they make a mess of the picture,...  Read More

"He canceled the record of the charges against us."      Colossians 2:14 NLTJesus "canceled the record of the charges against us...by nailing it to the cross."  The word "cancel" means to remove, to n...  Read More

"He alone decides which gift each person should have."      1 Corinthians 12:11 NLTIn Scripture, the church is never described as a democracy.  Certainly every person deserves equal treatment in terms...  Read More