Words of Life

"Then I heard the Lord asking, 'Whom should I send as a messenger tothis people? Who will go for us?' I said, “Here I am. Send me.'" (Isaiah 6:8) Betty and I watched the memorial service from Ft. Hood on Tuesday, honoring our soldiers in such a powerful and meaningful…

“I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power thatraised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.” (Ephesians 1:19-20) What if I…

“From the Negev, they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, and they pitched their tents between Bethel and Ai, where they had camped before. This was the same place where Abram had built thealtar, and there he worshiped the Lord again.” (Genesis 13:3-4) While speaking at an international gathering, I missed…

"Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom." (Psalm 90:12) Life can be like a boxing ring. We have to learn to "roll with the punches" by knowing when to duck, move to the side or throw a punch. It's a constant battle…

"Hear my prayer, O Lord!Listen to my cries for help!Don’t ignore my tears.For I am your guest—a traveler passing through..."(Psalm 39:12) Jenny Simmons recently wrote me a cool letter from Bussloo, Apeldoorn, Netherlands where their band Addison Road was touring. She talked about how weird it felt to be in…

"Have compassion on me, Lord, for I am weak.Heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony." (Psalms 6:2) Less than two weeks ago, I underwent a hip replacement. For me, this surgery was a very serious decision. For the past few years I had experienced increasing pain in my right…

"Weeping may last through the night,but joy comes with the morning."  (Psalm 30:5) During my first mission trip to India, I heard about the Kamathipura section of Mumbai, where approximately 100,000 women and children live in sexual slavery. The number of trafficked persons is difficult to determine due to the…

"Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." (Hebrews 12:1b) Mark Gungor is the author of Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage: Unlocking the Secrets to Life, Love and Marriage and offers Biblical wisdom in an entertaining style. This week’s devotional is adapted from his book. Great…

"Nevertheless..." (II Corinthians 7:6) There is a remarkable menagerie of words expressing pain of every kind in Paul’s second letter to the church at Corinth; words like affliction, anguish, beatings, distresses, fastings, fightings, labors, perils, persecutions, sorrows, stripes, sufferings, tears, tumults, weak, and weakness. They snap and snarl at the…

“Run away from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is asin against your own body.” (1 Corinthians 6:18) Kirk Franklin is a contemporary gospel, hip-hop and R&B artist whose music has reached multiple-platinum status, garnering five Grammy Awards and…