This weekend I heard a sermon that touched on a few of the biggest disasters throughout history, one of them being the sinking of the Titanic. Of the 1,347 people who perished, something close to … [Read more...]

Greed leads to a lonely place. I know because for a short time in my life, I lived there. And it's a cruel master when you become its slave. Nothing is ever enough. Nothing can satisfy. Worse … [Read more...]

Most of us don't think of ourselves as haters, but most of us also turn a blind eye to activities we enjoy -- especially when it comes to hearing about the misfortune of others. While there's a … [Read more...]

Many of us feel strong in our faith. Like Peter, we say we will follow Jesus always and love him openly. And like Peter, we have a side of cowardice -- a side that doesn't know Jesus when it's not … [Read more...]

If we want true fellowship with God, confession of sin is necessary -- especially when we're confessing selfishness. If we're trying to control our own outcomes (or put other people and things in … [Read more...]

If we want true fellowship with God, confession of sin is necessary to find forgiveness. We want to look in the hidden places with him and prepare for healing. It requires total and complete … [Read more...]

We know sin exists and most of us think we know what it looks like, but sin can be sneaky. There are times we sin without knowing ... or maybe without wanting to know. Sin doesn't just happen. … [Read more...]

I read once that we have an outer self (what we present to the world) and inner self (what we present to ourselves) and a "secret" self (what we don't always admit, but what we do actually think, plot … [Read more...]