A Bitter Root

When we miss God's grace in our relationships, we may find a bitter root growing inside us.

What to Ask God For

I asked God to take away my pride, and God said no. He said it was not for him to take away, but for me to give up.

I asked God to make my handicapped ...

Busyness as Addiction

The Desert Fathers (a protest movement against worldliness in the early church) spoke of busyness as "moral laziness." Busy-ness can also be ...

The Real Bottom Line

Nobody on his deathbed ever said: "I wish I'd spent more time at the office."

Never Be Too Busy for God

No one should ever be too busy or pressured or tired to make a time and place for God in their lives. After all, he has to manage the whole world, and ...

Religion and Change

If your religion does not change you, then you should change your religion.

Life Is Adjustment

What is life if not adjustment--to different times, to our changing circumstances, and to each other?

Skillful Sailors

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

Opposites Aid Growth

God put the opposites of his creation together for a reason. He knew that out of a man's and woman's differences, growth would take place. When ...

In Sickness or in Health

I took you, love,

In sickness or in heath,

For better or for worse.

And now I live my promise out. ...

The promises we made

Hold and support us both.

We are ...