My grandfather was a farmer. Growing up, I remember him telling me stories about the challenges and successes of planting crops. If there was a drought and little rain that year, the crop wouldn’t yield much corn or soybeans. But when the conditions were just right, a...
Did you know every person on the planet deals with insecurities, including your parents, your siblings, your mentor and those you admire most? Even the president of the United States, iconic pop stars, academic professors, doctors, professional athletes and pastors...
Discouragement is a feeling that comes to all of us from time to time. But what do we do when it latches on and won’t let go? If we aren’t careful, discouragement can cause us to look at life through a distorted lens and can even keep us from experiencing God’s best....
Have you ever felt overwhelmed, stressed out and full of anxiety? Maybe it’s because you feel like there aren't enough hours available in a day to accomplish the things you want to get done? Work deadlines, family get-togethers, birthday parties, grocery shopping,...
Boats are designed to float on top of the water. Even in the roughest seas, they will remain afloat as long as they don’t take on H2O. Why? Because the density of water is greater than the density of a boat. However, all that changes when a boat takes on too much...
Do you know anyone who has a newborn baby? What I find fascinating about them is that they have the necessary instructions found in their DNA to grow and mature into fully capable adults one day. It will take many years for this to happen, of course, but these infants...
According to a recent study put out by Queens University in Canada, the average person has 6,200 thoughts per day. That’s a new thought every 13.9 seconds. Our brains are constantly downloading information from work, online platforms, newspaper ads, billboards, our...
Has Jealousy robbed you of living life to the fullest? For many years, I was enslaved by its powerful grip and it almost destroyed me. You may or may not know that I have an identical twin brother. Growing up, we were inseparable and literally did everything together....
Have you ever noticed that your feelings and emotions are not a reliable source for determining truth or deciphering the right course of action? One minute they are telling you that everything is going to be okay, and moments later, they are screaming at you that your...
When we face a crisis of any kind, it’s easy to flip out and start panicking, especially when we don’t see a way forward. It’s in these moments that we need to turn to God, take a deep breath and trust Him by faith with all our hearts. If He has promised us something,...
If you have been a Christian for any length of time, you probably realize that you are in a battle, a tug-of-war on the inside to do what’s pleasing to God or succumb to your carnal, fleshly impulses. If you are like me…human…and honest with yourself, some days it...
Humility is a necessary part of the Christian life and it is a prerequisite for God to truly use us. In fact, it is impossible for us to reach our full potential in Christ without it. And God will test us to expose what’s inside of us. The higher we go in God and the...