What country would you guess is the best place to raise a child among the developed countries? If you guessed America, then you are wrong. Dead wrong. In the article, “Best Countries to Raise a Family in 2020,” the United States of America is one of the worst places to raise a child. The United […]
Four Reasons to Be Encouraged
It is easy to give up on the church right now. Whether you are a pastor, church leader, or member, you can easily be discouraged. It is disheartening to see the lack of church attendance or the division that is in the church. Many people have left the church or abandoned their faith altogether. It […]
Greatest Need Is…
What is the greatest need in our society? You can make the argument that the greatest need today is love or peace. Some may make the point that we need more substantial businesses for jobs and wealth. Some may believe that we need more trained teachers to create a thriving education system. While these are […]
Think Differently About Temptations
Temptations come in all different shapes and sizes. It may be eating another slice of cake or doing something with someone that is unwise. There are these urges or intense emotions that prompt us to satisfy those desires. At the moment, we may feel powerless and think that we need to act on those urges. […]
Laugh Like Jesus
When you think of Jesus, what picture comes to mind? Is he on the cross? Or is he holding some sheep or children and smiling. Or maybe he is at the Garden of Gethsemane praying his heart out. The picture that comes to my mind is Jesus laughing. We had a framed print in our […]
How To Change Your Life
We all want a better life. There is something we want to see improvement and growth. It may be a physical goal. We want to lose weight or gain muscles. It may be improving our relationship with our spouse or kids. It may be growing in our skills with work. Whatever it is, there is […]
How To Live Your Best Life
Have you ever wondered why things in your life don’t work out the way you planned? You make a great plan, and things seem like they are going well, but for whatever reason, it just doesn’t work out. You start to question and wonder what happened and why your life isn’t going according to your […]
Living God’s Will For Your Life
What’s is God’s will for your life? That’s the million-dollar question we want to know. What if God came to you tonight and shared in a dream what you would be doing and where you would in the next year? That would be so great to know and have certainty about your future, right? Or […]
Good Suffering or Bad Suffering?
Suffering. It’s a part of life. Everyone goes through suffering, pain, or hurt. Whether you are rich or poor, young or old, or male and female, every person will go through suffering. Now, the degree of suffering is different for every person. Some face a higher amount of suffering. This can be caused by outside […]
Questions to Thrive in 2021
Which “tense” do you live in? Do you live your life more in the past, present, or future tense? Some may live in one of these tenses more than the others. If so then it will show up in how you live your life. Primarily Past Tense Life Those that live primarily in the past […]