Have you ever wondered how to deserve God’s love? I remember a time in my life when I felt anything but loveable. Anything but successful. Anything but deserving. This dreary point in my life came after my kids grew up and left home. After fifteen…

This article about a different kind of resolution first appeared on Patheos. Read the intro here and then click to read more! It’s that time again. Time to make New Year’s resolutions. Every year we attempt to write down a list of goals we hope…

How do you view your relationship with the Lord? As a set of dos and don’ts with a judge? Or as a passionate love affair with God? Satan, of course, doesn’t want us to see God as our lover. He wants us to look at…

If you’ve ever felt bound in chains of shame, the Old Testament book of Hosea has good news for you. The book of Hosea certainly has some confusing elements. Maybe you’ve read it and scratched your head, wondering what it all meant. The book starts…

When you hear the phrase “spiritual work,” what do you think of? Attending church? Reading the Bible? Spending hours in prayer? It might surprise you to find out that our true spiritual work is actually something much different. Let me explain. When I was a…

An old story about a woman who lived on an island in the Pacific illustrates what it means to live like you’re loved. Serita, described by all her neighbors as plain, even homely, walked with shoulders slumped and head bowed. She rarely looked anyone in…

What would you cite as the number one obstacle to spiritual growth? You can probably name a few obstacles: not enough time in God’s Word lackluster prayer life wishy-washy commitment Or maybe you would cite: inconsistent church attendance inattention to Scripture memory not enough time…