The Definition of Problem

The best definition I've heard of a problem is, "A problem is something I can do something about!"

When the Going Gets Tough ...

When things are going good, it's easy to say, "I'm a man of God." When things are going bad, you have to dig down. Sometimes you want ...

Untangled Majesty

Although the threads of my life have often seemed knotted, I know, by faith, that on the other side of the embroidery there is a crown.

Experience the Best Teacher

Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first, and the lesson afterward.

No Reason for Discouragement

John W. Yates shared this letter from a missionary who had gone into the jungles of New Guinea:

"Man," he said, "it's great to be in ...

The Triumph of a Preacher

Several years ago, I heard David Ring speak. David has cerebral palsy and a speech impediment so bad that you can barely understand him. But he held 11,000 ...

God's Permanent Love

Life's setbacks are temporary, but God's love is permanent. He's always there to take us over the rough spots, to lead us out of our slumps ...

Life in the Valleys

Sacrificing the routine is not what makes effective people. ... Most of us go through life for the peaks, rather than realizing that life is often lived ...

All End in the Cross

Suffering is the heritage of the bad, of the penitent, and of the Son of God. Each one ends in the cross. The bad thief is crucified, the penitnent thief ...

Love Does Not Correspond to Comfort

God's love is never measured by our comfort.