"For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins." Matthew 6:14-16

A couple of friends of ours came into town for one of our conferences. Aft...

"Jesus realized that the Pharisees were keeping count of the baptisms that He and John performed (although His disciples, not Jesus, did the actual baptizing). They had posted the score that Jesus was ahead, turning Him and John into rivals in the eyes of the people. S...

"They refused to keep my decrees and follow my regulations, even though obedience would have given them life." -Ezekiel 20:11 

A lot of the time we wonder how following God will turn out. We wonder why we should live by Christian principles, or why God told Adam and E...

"When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood. And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice." -Genesis 22:9 &...

"Then when they are exiled among the nations, they will remember me. They will recognize how hurt I am by their unfaithful hearts and lustful eyes that long for their idols. Then at last they will hate themselves for all their detestable sins. They will know that I alo...

"Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me." -Matthew 10:37, 38

We live in a culture today whe...

"But the angel said, 'I am Gabriel, the sentinel of God, sent especially to bring you this glad news. But because you won't believe me, you'll be unable to say a word until the day of your son's birth. Every word I've spoken to you will come true on time - God's time.'...

"When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things." -1 Corinthians 13:11

The late Dr. Paul Hegstrom is the author of a book called Broken Children, Grown Up Pain. A psychologist, Dr. Hegstrom describes a p...

"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." -Hebrews 13:5

Have you ever felt far away from God? I have. I'm sure every Christian, no matter their circumstances has felt far from God at one time or another. But, why do we feel this way? Do we have to feel this...

“Without faith it is impossible to please God.” -Hebrews 11:6 

Is there anything in your life that requires faith? Some of us are living paycheck to paycheck - we need faith to pay our tithe first before our bills. Some of us have family members that are completely ou...