How do we reconcile Jesus’ promise of an abundant life with what He says about the sacrifice required to follow Him? The two are difficult to reconcile, and individuals and churches can emphasize one more [...]

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who [...]

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the [...]

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 A few days ago, our church devotional [...]

When I moved to Colorado in 1980, my first job was delivering flowers to locations in Douglas County. Recipients were delighted as I handed them beautiful arrangements from loved ones — with one memorable [...]

When I was a child, I thought as a child… but when I became a man, I put away childish things” (1 Corinthians 13:11). Similarly, when I was a childlike Christian, I foolishly asked [...]

You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. Matthew 7:5 NET I have read Jesus’ admonitions in Matthew [...]

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.  “Why [...]

“.... When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, He asked him, ‘Do you want to get well?’” John 5:1-6 NIV   While [...]

This week, we are encouraged to do some personal excavation with Matthew 7:3-5 as our prompt: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the [...]