What Christ’s return will do for you

For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, […]

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How to stay out of life’s bad ruts

You say, “I am allowed to do anything” – but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.  — 1 Corinthians 6:12 Many years ago when the Western United States was being settled, most of the roads consisted only of […]

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How you can build a healthy identity in Christ

Sir Christopher Wren was a famous 17th-century British architect who designed Windsor Town Hall near London. When he drew up the plans, he designed a ceiling supported by pillars…

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The danger of misplacing your priorities

Dr. George Sweeting recounted a time when he and his family took a trip to Niagara Falls. It was spring, and huge blocks of ice were rushing down the river…

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How to find exactly what you seek

Two very different birds with very different outlooks make their homes in the deserts of the United States. One is the vulture: a giant scavenger bird…

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How your attitude can affect everything

Norman Cousins, a prominent writer of the 20th century, was diagnosed with a rare, crippling, and incurable disease…

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How to connect with others on a deeper level

In the mid-1960s, Bill Russell was the star basketball center for the world-champion Boston Celtics. Russell was dominant on the court…

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How to unleash your full God-given potential

One day, a man was walking by a farm and saw an eagle living among the chickens. So he stopped to ask the farmer why. The farmer replied that he had found the eagle…

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How to live in light of your identity in Christ

In the ninth century, King Alfred the Great saved England from conquest by the Danish. At one point during his war with the Danes, Alfred was forced to seek refuge…

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How you can find real and lasting success

Suffering from terminal cancer at the age of 47, former North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano did an interview where he admitted to being overly obsessed with winning…

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