I spoke at length last night with a Christian woman who admitted her occasional struggles with whether or not she has truly been saved. This is not a rare conversation ...

If God entrusted to me the ability to remove one thing from our hearts as His people, I think I would choose to revoke our sense of familiarity of Him. ...

There is a plane somewhere in the air right now which will eventually make its way to the Atlanta airport.  On that plane is a seat reserved for me and ...

For some reason I have several flash-memories of being in the back seat of a vehicle and traveling down I-85 as a little boy.  My family lived in DeKalb County ...

Some of you reading today are wrestling with silent confusion about what God is doing with you.  Inside of you there is some filter that makes you hesitant to ask ...

Tedium drives me nuts. Arrogant Christians are a bore.  Knee-jerk, reactionary emotionalism is saddening.  Hostility over the truths of Scripture between those who genuinely love the Lord is one of ...

Sometimes we desire something with intensity.  It's not an issue of longing for the forbidden, some unlawful no-no;  sometimes we want something that is good that seems reasonable, beneficial, healthy ...

I thought on the end of time this morning.  Yes, I know, a rather impractical and lofty topic for such pragmatic people like we.  Nonetheless, I allowed my mind to ...

I'm on day four of my time away and enjoying sunshine, sand and surf.  The beach is beautiful, the family content and my mind and body being refreshed.  Today's post ...

A year ago yesterday marked the beginning of a new way of living for the Lyle family.  Most of you are familiar with our story but for those who are ...

Perhaps one of the most tragic potentials for us who have been set free through faith in Christ is that we might arrive to a place in life where we ...

I awoke today in the will of God and that brought me relief before my feet ever touched the floor.  Some people cringe when they hear the phrase "the will ...

Several weeks ago I was speaking on the phone with the man who led me to Christ in the early 1990's.  Scott Johnson was preparing to lead some in his ...