How can you exchange the world’s anxiety for God’s peace? R.B. Thieme, Jr. called it the faith-rest technique (see here), but he invented the name, not the practice itself. The […]

The key to having eternal life is to believe in Jesus for it (John 3:16, 36; 5:24; 6:47). The key to having abundant life is to abide in Jesus for […]

What does it mean to be Jesus’ friend? Is every believer a friend to Jesus? Is Jesus’ idea of friendship the same as the modern one? The answers to these […]

My daughter, Scout, has been the easiest of the three children. She just turned 1 ½ years old. I’ve hardly had to teach her anything. She picks things up easily […]

“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you…” (John 15:7) How can Jesus’ words abide in you? One way to do this is to take a truth […]

My kids are extremely lazy when it comes to looking for something they’ve lost. It could be a toy, or a shoe, or a cup of water, but the conversation […]

When I was a teenager, I was very passionate about music. But, looking back, I realize I listened to some pretty horrible bands. I would play the same dark and […]

“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate […]

Do you know the difference between being prominent and being preeminent? I have three children, Daphne, Zane, and Scout. Compared to other kids, they are prominent. They’re my kids. I […]