• Remaining Pure

    Remaining Pure

    “Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to…

  • The Mind’s Battleground

    The Mind’s Battleground

    “So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.” -Romans 8:6    Has your mind ever gotten the best of you? Every day, there is a great temptation to believe the worst about someone or something that has happened to us. Even…

  • The Last Word

    The Last Word

    “We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed – always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.” -2 Corinthians 4:8-10 In America,…

  • It’s My Problem

    It’s My Problem

    “For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.” -Romans 8:19-21 Have you ever been frustrated…

  • The Eye of a Needle

    The Eye of a Needle

    “Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” -Matthew 19:24 Once I had a coworker friend when I was a server at a restaurant. We’ll call him Rob. He was a big, tall…

  • In the Zone

    In the Zone

    “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.” -Galatians 5:16,…

  • Getting Rid of Judgments

    Getting Rid of Judgments

    “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” -Ephesians 4:1-3 As human beings, we…

  • Finding God in the Midst

    Finding God in the Midst

    “Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm…” -Job 40:6 We live really busy lives. With work, school, church, social activities, hobbies and family time it becomes more and more difficult to schedule quality time with God. Even if we do have a quiet time, it’s short at the most! On top of…

  • God is Good

    God is Good

    “Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: ‘Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?’ ‘Why do you call me good?’ Jesus asked him. ‘Only God is truly good.’” -Luke 18:18 & 19 Have you ever said about someone, “She’s such a good person,” or “He’s a good person”? I’ve found myself…

  • Crowd Approval

    Crowd Approval

    “Your approval means nothing to Me, because I know you don’t have God’s love within you. For I have come to you in My Father’ name, and you have rejected Me. Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them. No wonder you can’t believe! For you gladly honor each other, but…