Keep on Straining Forward

Do you recognize one of the primary differences between people who are caught up in popular culture and people who are part of the Christian subculture? Most of the people caught up in popular culture are striving towards goals.  While, at the same time, many of the...

How to Stand out in a Crowd

Do you want to stand out in a crowd? Do you want your life to matter? Live on Purpose Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is...

Beautiful Things

Sometimes our desire to build our relationship with God needs to be tempered.  It’s good and important to do the things that help us to be spiritually effective.  To turn from evil and embrace good.  To embrace God. We most certainly ought to offer God our very...

The Secret to Conquering Adversity

Sometimes life is a struggle. Sometimes we have to do things we don’t want to do – things that are painful or unfulfilling. Sometimes we have to endure things that are painful or unfulfilling. Sometimes we have to overcome adversity, difficulty, and pain....