Life in the Fast Lane

The problem with

living life in the fast

lane--you get to the

toll booth quicker.

Answering the Wrong Questions

A careful look at the gospels shows that Jesus seldom accepted the questions posed to him. He exposed them as coming from the house of fear. ... To none ...

The Christian's Bed Is Smooth

I once heard the testimony of a woman who said she knew she was a Christian now by looking at her bed. When asked why, she said, "Before, when I ...

The Blessings of Pressure

Pressure consistently drives me back to a happy and thoroughly satisfying recognition that I am the object of God's call in a specific, special way. ...

Giving Brings More Gifts

When we give to others, God gives us something in return: freedom from the tyranny of our problems.

The Dangers of Stress

The pressures of the ministry eat at the heart muscle of any man, or the stomach lining, or the arteries, all of which compose the miracle that is the ...

Jesus Is the Ultimate Counselor

If you were to have psychotherapy, after a brief while you would feel terrific because everything that's negative about you gets transferred over ...

Where's Everyone Going, Anyway?

Hamsters in cages run the rat race. They get in their wheels and run nine thousand miles, but never get anywhere. And it can be like that in the church: ...

Offensive Language

Busy. A horrible word. It suggests a spiritual disease. Someone has said that a bore is someone who, when you ask her how she is, tells you. A bigger ...

Doing Instead of Being

Busyness is the enemy of spirituality. It is essentially laziness. It is doing the easy thing instead of the hard thing. It is filling our time with our ...