You will be called up front to speak shortly. You are trying to fight off the feelings of anxiety but are having little success. Your mind rehearses past failures and thinks of the excellent speakers who are in the room. “What if I blank out? What if I don’t make sense? What if I make a fool of myself?”...

You go to the grocery store to stock up for the week. As you walk in, next to the door is someone holding a sign saying, “Will work for food.” Your heart fills with compassion for them, but you also wonder if he might be using the money for drugs or alcohol. You want to give him something, but you are unsure. You fight the conflicting feelings inside you and are left with a decision to make...

The following blog post is from our book Crucial Moments: Learning to See God in the Middle of Difficulties.

Read this excerpt from Steve's Let's Just Laugh at That, including six laughable assumptions behind this lie and the truth that God makes a way where there seems to be no way.

The best way to adopt greater levels of truth is directly from the Bible. Here are my (Steve's) five levels of Bible-reading that I use to take my encounters with God and His truth to the next level. Use this SWORD acronym to defeat lies while infusing your spirit with truth. 

1.   HAVE TUNNEL VISION Negative situations seem to demand [...]

We believe that it is possible to create an environment where it is normal to expose lies for what they are and to walk in truth. God’s design is that children everywhere are trained in not just what to think and do, but also what to believe.

It’s decision time and you are a mess. You have no idea what to do. “Analysis Paralysis” has engulfed your brain! Read this excerpt from Steve Backlund's Crucial Moments for practical wisdom on how to handle the crucial moment of decision-making with strength and hope.