Words of Life

A well-known writer once wrote, “The essential thing ‘in heaven and in earth’ is . . . that there should be long obedience in the same direction; there thereby results, and has always resulted in the long run, something which has made life worth living.” Ask any marathon runner —…

One of my favorite verses, and lifelong prayers, comes from Mark 9:17-24 where Jesus encountered a man whose son suffered from seizures. When the father brought him before Jesus, the boy fell to the ground, convulsing and foaming at the mouth. The father begged, “If You can do anything, take…

Several recent decisions by the Supreme Court have helped restore the foundational freedoms that made the United States, though far from perfect, the greatest nation on earth. Yet we must realize that there is no real freedom apart from God and the acceptance of personal responsibility. There can be no…

If anyone boasts, “I love God,” and goes right on hating his brother or sister, thinking nothing of it, he is a liar. If he won't love the person he can see, how can he love the God he can't see? The command we have from Christ is blunt: Loving…

As fathers, we have a unique calling to lead our children in the right direction. Each of our children is different, and each will answer a calling that is perhaps unexpected. And, of course, all of them are experiencing a world right now that is unlike anything we’ve ever imagined. …

Although I believed that I was healthy and fit, my 6’2’’ frame recently skyrocketed to over 230 pounds (my ideal weight is 170-190). My blood pressure and cholesterol levels were high, and my health was rapidly deteriorating. I was shocked! I knew that if I didn’t change my lifestyle, my…

It’s vital for us to understand and embrace this first component. Reaching people with the gospel was not our idea. It’s not something we came up with and are now asking God to help us accomplish. No, it’s the opposite. It was the heavenly Father who “so loved the world…

“You won’t die, you just think you will.” If you don’t recognize this paraphrase, it’s straight out of Eden. In Genesis 3, the serpent comes to Eve in the garden and strikes up a conversation. Perhaps Eve thought the serpent was being friendly, but it’s not long before his ulterior…

An 11-year-old Gold Star child honors his father, who made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan less than a month before he was born. U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Carpenter sends a heartfelt message to his wife and unborn son while serving in Afghanistan's Helmand Province in 2011. Every day is…

“After today, you’ll be as good as new. You’ll never have to think about it again.” That’s what the nurse said to me when, at the tender age of sixteen, I showed up at a clinic—pregnant, unmarried, and terrified. She said after they removed the “tissue” inside me, I could…