When you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you can be certain of one thing in any time of trouble, suffering, hardship, difficulty, pain or tragedy: the Lord is with you! Time and again in his Word, he assures you of his presence: “The LORD is with you when...

Many of us are trapped inside our own walls. Sometimes we’re afraid to hope for a life free of hurt or pain. We don’t want to be disappointed again. We may think we don’t deserve a better life. Or we may assume that our faith is too small to get us through the process...

The Sabbath is an invitation to step into God’s time. Nothing in nature tells us to structure our time in a seven-day week, but ancient Jewish people followed God’s commandment to work six days a week and rest on the final day. The Sabbath mimics God’s day of rest...

In this passage, we see the calling of Simon Peter through a powerful encounter. Jesus tells the beleaguered fisherman to forget all the futility he’s experienced the night before and let his nets down once again. Although it’s doubtful how much faith Peter has in...

Can you imagine prospective parents saying, “We’d like to adopt Billy, but first we want to know a few things. Does he have a house to live in? Does he have money for tuition? Does he have a ride to school every morning and clothes to wear every day? Can he prepare...

I want to be your encourager, a voice that cheers you on to believe that God is who he says he is and that walking in his ways will prosper your soul. There’s a lot at stake. Without personal encouragement we begin to lose sight of the goal. We get lost in the...

One might consider Joseph a spoiled brat, favored by his father over ten older brothers. He got the fancy clothes and preferential treatment and apparently thought he deserved them. When he had a dream of his brothers bowing down to him, he had the gall to tell them...