Guidelines For Living Devotional

Do You Live in the Present?

Pretty simple, you say; but the reality is that most people do not live in the present because they make two major mistakes that keep them from succeeding.

What Do Pain, Prosperity, and Power Have in Common?

Pain, prosperity, and power have far more in common than the fact that in the English language these three words all begin with the letter P. 

Why Is It So Difficult To Be An Encourager?

"For some time,” writes a friend, “one idea comes back to me over and over again: to encourage."

What Does The Word Faith Mean?

Few words in the English language have any more diverse meanings that the word faith.

Begin To Understand God

"I don't understand God," were the words that came up in a conversation that I had with a young man.

This Is How To Raise Kids In A Violent World

Your home can be an ark of safety or a prison of isolation.  What it is depends on what you want it to be. 

5 Guidelines to Living with GRACE

“Gray hair is a crown of splendor,” says the writer of Proverbs, but most of us would just as soon avoid what it represents—growing old. 

This Is How To Inherit Eternal Life?

Anyone who has ever visited ancient Jericho can testify to the reality that in the summer it can be unbearably hot. 

Start Giving God 5 Minutes of Your Day

OK, you have decided to take five minutes a day and focus on God.  You've made the decision to try it.  What can you expect?  For one thing, you'll discover that Murphy's law, "Anything that can happen, will happen," has your name on it. 

What Does Your Life Say About You?

It's a rather sobering thought to realize that the world judges God by what they see of Him in the lives of His children--in my life.  So we look at our lives, and recognize that instead of mirroring His love, justice, character, and peace, we often project a somewhat distorted picture of God, one fogged over by our human failure.  "Not good enough!" cries our incriminating conscience.  Then in failure we feel like turning away.