Redemption Is a Conscious Choice

Redemption is a conscious choice to serve the Lord, and that act is a denial.

Necessary Follow-Up

After a Christmas comes a Lent.

An Abstinence Streak

A.C. Green of the Dallas Mavericks set a remarkable record last season, playing in his 907th consecutive game, an NBA record.

A.C. is proud of that mark. ...

God's Common Sense

Unfortunately, man cannot for long endure the common sense of God. Side by side with Christianity, and often mistaken for it, there has always existed ...

The Meaning of Worship

Worship is pulling our affections off our idols and putting them on God.

How Much Have You Given?

When we come to the end of life, the question will be, "How much have you given?" not "How much have you gotten?"

Giving Involves Sacrifice

Those who give much without sacrifice are reckoned as having given little.

More Important Than Me

The most important thing my dad ever taught me is that there are more important things than me.

Displaced Gratification

People often discuss the importance of delayed gratification; what do you mean when you talk about "displaced gratification"?

In delayed gratification, ...

Saved from Ourselves

Christ died to save us, not from suffering, but from ourselves; not from injustice, far less from justice, but from being unjust. He died that we might ...