John 16:33 (NASB) 'These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.' I see, over and over, people trying to manufacture their own peace and security.  We do it in...

I have struggled lately when reminding a 3 year old about the things he should and should not do, and then watching him do exactly what I just warned him about 10 seconds earlier.  He gets it for a short while afterward, when he discovers the consequence of his...

I've been reading the book The Big Short by Michael Lewis (which inspired the movie). The book is a re-telling of the causes and events leading up to the subprime mortgage crisis, which eventually led to a global economic crisis. While the whole subprime disaster can...

Proverbs 10:25 (NASB)'When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.'   I wouldn't choose to have to face the things that have come my way over the past few years and in particular the past few months.  Who would and...

You have likely heard the phrase, ‘Don’t judge someone until you have walked a mile in their shoes.’  Well, if we all did a little more walking and a lot less talking, maybe we would be better off.  It is easy for us to criticize, judge, and condemn people because...

Have you ever felt like you get in the way of all God has for you?  I know my thoughts can drift, my attitude can get sour, my eyes can wander, my mouth can say things I wish I could take back, and I can do things I know I should not? Romans 7:14 So the trouble is not...