Some days seem like every direction I turn there’s something more frightening, infuriating, and exhausting than the day before. So I’m reminding myself (and you, if it applies) to focus more on what’s good than what's not. Corruption, depravity, injustice, indifference, hypocrisy, and hate all need to be exposed for what they are. But spending …
Weird Days
What you expect out of today is pretty much what you're going to get. I know that’s not some big revelation, but it's amazing how often I need to remind myself. I guess that's the point, isn't it—learning to become more aware of what's important. For me, that always begins with asking God who I’m …
Keep Singing
“Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!” (Acts 16:25-26, NLT). A moment of uncertainty, despair, or …
Opposite Life
What do you do if you live in an area full of pain, poverty, corruption, bitterness, and negative thinking?Live in the opposite spirit. How do you deal with being around those who judge your heart, and try to limit your identity?Live in the opposite spirit. What worth can you add to worlds which consider your …
Staff and Scepter
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me" (Psalm 23:4, KJV). Like most believers, I love Psalm 23. But when I was young, the rod and staff verse didn't make sense, because I …
Equip Your Spirit 