Romans 3:23 - for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, We may think the easiest way to deal with our faults is to hide them. We do that because we don’t want to admit we’re not perfect or because we don’t want to inflict our messiness on others. Perhaps...

Sometimes, to get from where we are to where we are going, we have to be willing to be in-between. One of the hardest parts of walking the Christian path is the concept of letting go of what is old and familiar, but unhealthy, and being willing to stand with our hands...

Isaiah 53:5 "With his stripes we are healed." Pilate delivered our Lord to the lictors to be scourged. The Roman scourge was a most dreadful instrument of torture. It was made of the sinews of oxen, and sharp bones were inter-twisted every here and there among the...

How to Trust Someone Again Proverbs 2:1-5 If you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for...

Agree Before You Disagree With Your Kids Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. No parents agree on everything. But in the best situations, they agree on the most important things and...

Two Types Of Boundaries Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. There are two types of boundaries — defining boundaries and protective boundaries. Each kind of boundary has a distinct purpose. Defining boundaries should...

Talk About Talking Proverbs 16:24 Kind words are like honey -- sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. People who want to improve a relationship often talk. They bring up what happened, what went wrong in their experience, and come up with solutions. If you want a...