Ezekiel 3:17New International Version (NIV) 17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. Watchmen are front line soldiers. They see things in a distance, observing what is happening. They...

Proverbs 2:1-5 (NKJV) My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you, 2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding; 3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding, 4 If you seek...

If you step into a gym or weight room with thousands of pounds of weights and equipment around you, do you feel stronger just by being there?  Maybe, if it brought up memories of your High School glory days.  However, if you decided to pick up a moderately heavy pair...

Growing up, I believed God and my dad were fun suckers.  I thought they were boring.  I am sure you have never felt that way.  You are probably read 5 chapters of the Bible a day since you were born.  Not me.  The people in my church seemed to live boring lives, God...

It is somewhat expected in the missionary community that you hire an empleada (aka a housekeeper). This was tough for us, because obviously in the US having a housekeeper is a pretty big luxury. It felt weird spending our raised funds on hiring a housekeeper (even...

Hebrews 12:15New International Version (NIV) 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. Bitterness is a big faith killer. I have seen it change a person from the inside out. Once having...