James 1:22 reads, "be doers of the word, and not just hearers, deceiving yourselves." The author could have chosen from several different words for "doer" that mean work, achieve, or accomplish. But he chose "poietes," the word for poet. Does that change how you see this verse? Your life is an epic song, and every …
Love Never Fails
"Love never fails" (1 Corinthians 13:8). You've seen love between people fail. Sometimes terribly. The more experience you have with people, the less true 1 Corinthians 13:8 seems. Over the years I've had a lot of people ask me about this verse (often at weddings), because they've been through so much pain, so much of …
True Story
You've missed too many opportunities to reach your dreams. You’ve fallen too far behind to succeed as well as so many of your peers have. Your mistakes and failures have ruined your chances for the life God intended for you. You'll never accomplish enough to deserve happiness. You'll always be too broken to deserve love. …
It’s Personal
Sometimes you get overloaded, freeze, and crash. Even another large coffee can't reboot you. Here's your reset. It deletes malicious programs, clears history you keep obsessing over, and upgrades your core processor. Take a breath. Read this verse from Jeremiah 31: "I have loved you with an everlasting love. With unending kindness I have drawn …
Instead
“Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you” (Galatians 5:1, MSG).
Equip Your Spirit 