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Do you love life? I am not asking if you love God, but something different. Do you truly love to be alive? Peter lets us know that there is a pathway to “loving life.” Jesus also said that He came to give us abundant life, not just eternal life.

My dad told me to leave things better than I found them. For instance, on a picnic he wanted us to not only clean up our things, but also any mess left by previous people (so that others would have a great place to come to in the future)...

“So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine” (1 Samuel 17:48). David’s passion was demonstrated when he ran at Goliath. He did not hesitate, but aggressively confronted the obstacle in his way. He ran at his problem and not away from it...

Every person has unresolved issues. Whether it is a lingering problem with another person, a circumstance that hasn’t changed for years, an emotional struggle or habit that keeps re- appearing, or a new tough situation that has just emerged; we all have challenges before us. It’s in these that we learn “to stand.”

I am a student of revivals. It stirs me to hear about the many powerful moves of the Holy Spirit throughout history. Hearing about past and present re- vivals keeps our spiritual expectation and spiritual fire at a high level. It kindles the belief that if God has done it anywhere, He can do it here. If He has done it anytime, He can do it now. And if it has been done through anyone, it can be done through us...

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The Bible speaks a great deal about justice and judgment. The Old Testament, especially, is full of verses and stories that illustrate the blessing of the righteous and the judgment of the unrighteous. What should we conclude about this? Is this an angry God punishing people and nations with judgment when they displease Him? Does He use fear of punishment as the primary motivating force to get us to behave? Is our Heavenly Father like an abusive parent with anger issues that may erupt at any time in destruction and death?

The Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-30 teaches two powerful lessons. The first is that we have been given varying amounts of "talents." Secondly, God believes that we will find legitimate ways to increase our talents...

Despite all of your campaigning on Facebook, the signs in your yard, and the stickers on the back of your car, someone is elected to office with whom you strongly disagree. “How did God appoint THIS GUY? How on earth am I to honor HIM?” Well, the first step in deciding whether you will accept this happening is to ask yourself if you can you find a way to honor this person, or do you continue your campaign against them?