If you’ve ever spent much time around young children, you know that if things get too quiet, you’d better go see what they’re up to. And if we’re honest with ourselves, we’ll admit that we face the same temptation when it comes to sin. When we are able to keep our sin out of the line of sight of others, we are more likely to give into it, and we assume we’re more likely to get away with it. But that’s simply not true. We either pay now or we pay later.
When you are at peace during stressful situations, when you are filled with hope when all the news is bad, and when you continually show kindness to your most unlovable co-worker...others will notice. And when they are facing trouble in their own lives, they’ll remember you. The door will be op...
A story is told of a man who used all of his savings to buy a ticket to travel by ship from England to America. For the entire trip, he ate only the crackers he brought with him. On the last day of his journey, the captain asked why he had not been joining the others in the dining room. The ma...
If you were running a marathon and found that you had reached the end of your strength, would you quit? Now imagine quitting, only to learn that the finish line was just around the corner. How disappointed would you be?Walking in faith is like a spiritual marathon, only you won’t know just how...