“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7) A crisis came into my life when I was in my early 30’s, Even though I hungered for God, I had an extremely self-destructive and unhealthy…

“For every child of God defeats this evil world by trusting Christ to give the victory.” (1 John 5:4, NLT) Josh McDowell was a hard-nosed skeptic regarding the accuracy of the Bible and Jesus’ claim to be the Son of God. His intense quest to disprove it led him into…

“What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions?” (James 2:14, NLT) It's official: the world is coming to an end. At least that is what a lot of people are talking about these days. The latest end-of-the-world…

“…deliver us from evil…” (Matthew 6:13) On April 30, 1967, LeoThorsness was shot down over North Vietnam. He was held and tortured for six years. Today's devotional comes from Col. Thorsness' memoirs, Surviving Hell. The first Sunday at the Hanoi Hilton, someone said, "Let's have church service." Good idea, we…

"Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days." (Joel 2:29) God can bring a number of people into your life to show you how to be victorious in the frightening area of finances. You can learn from many of them in…

“But only one thing is needed.” (Luke 10:42f) There is nothing in life that matters more than the presence of God and there is nothing we can do in life that matters unless it is an outflow of our experience of the presence of God. Here is why: In Mark…

"For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work." (James 3:16) The devil knows that envy and strife destroy relationships and long-term friendships. He is aware that if he can create envy and strife between you and the ones you love, he can ruin those special…

God is love. Crazy, relentless, all-powerful love. Have you ever wondered if we’re missing it? It’s crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe--the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor--loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We…

"…for they drank from the Spiritual rock that accompaniedthem, and that rock was Christ." (1 Corinthians 10:4) In your everyday life, whom or what do you seek first and most to fulfill your needs? I am referring to needs that transcend the physical and go deep into one’s heart and…

The day began as had a hundred others—dreadfully. It was bad enough to be in Judea, but it was hell to spend hot afternoons on a rocky hill supervising the death of pickpockets and rabble rousers. Half the crowd taunted, half cried. The soldiers griped. The priests bossed. It was…