Today is the day millions of people wish each other, “Happy New Year.” But is happiness really something we should seek? Obviously, it depends on what you mean by “happiness.” The two primary definitions employed in our modern vernacular are “pleasure” and “joy.” We say, “I’m happy my team won,”…

In the midst of the shopping, parties, and cultural focus on gift giving, it can be tempting to miss the purpose of this holiday, which is to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. I'd like to share seven messages that Jesus taught during his three years of public ministry. As…

According to the Bible, money is a good thing. Money is never referred to as "evil" in God's word. It is the love of money that is the root of all kinds of evil (1 Timothy 6:10), because love involves obsession. God likes it when money becomes a tool in…

Too many people are satisfied with what they learn for an hour or so a couple of Sundays each month from their church pulpit. They celebrate and rejoice about how much they "grow" from what they get from the preacher. But what they are hearing (while it's certainly legitimate and…

As we plunge into another holiday season, complete with obnoxious commercial distractions and endless debate about the appropriateness of religious symbolism, let’s not forget one simple truth: when we help others, we create happiness for ourselves and those we help. Whether it’s by serving a meal to hungry people, giving…

Not long ago I was standing in line at the grocery store, just doing the usual routine, transferring my things from cart to conveyor belt, when immediately behind me, in a tone that drew everyone's attention from all around, a young girl began back talking her mother in a most…

Before we come to know the Lord, integrity is an admirable quality to adopt. However, after we lay claim to Christ's family, integrity is a nonnegotiable. It's a "have-to," not a "want-to." It's a requirement, not a request. It's one of those traits that is completely and undeniably inseparable from…

“I struggle with not telling myself the truth.” This surprising confession from Jennifer Rothschild, author of Me, Myself & Lies and a guest on LIFE Today this week, actually applies to most everyone. But for her, the awareness of this deception became a springboard to help others overcome this crippling…

Perhaps you are thinking something like this: Kay, I just don't get it. If God is love and He loves me, then why don't I see or feel that love? Honestly, given the agony I'm in, it feels more like God doesn't even like me. Nevertheless, whether we feel God's…

Our biggest problems are not necessarily our most apparent problems. Our perceptions of those problems often get us in more trouble than the problems themselves. What if we started perceiving many of our challenges differently? What if we chose to believe that God was actually up to something in our…