How can you practice the discipline of looking after the interests of others before your own interests?

"Trust in God with all your heart, and do not rely upon your own insight" (Prov. 3:5).

"God works for good in everything, with those who love God, who are called according to His purpose" (Rom. 8:28). Often, our conversations about life and about God are littered with clichés. A ...

Quick Backdrop Maybe you've heard this phrase: Be in the world, but not of the world. After hearing the phrase maybe you've thought, "Huh?" It's a catchy phrase that tries to explain a balance that God...

Quick Backdrop Maybe you've seen the bumper sticker: "As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in schools." You might expand the list: As long as there are temptations, peer pressures, anxieties over t...

"God is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations" (Ps. 100:5). One of the most common phrases heard today in casual conversation, on television, in movies or ...

Quick Backdrop Has this happened to you? You attend a spiritually charged event such as a Christian concert or youth group retreat. You experience a spiritual high point and make some serious commitments; but ...

You likely have heard of the children's writer, Dr. Seuss. You are less likely to know him as Ted Geisel. Early in his writing career, Dr. Seuss submitted a new reader to a school board for its conside...

Ephesians 4 There are many legends attached to St. Francis, the saint and mystic who lived in the 13th century. One late legend describes Francis as an older man, who after entering a monastery, invited ...

Ephesians 4 Centuries ago, when Marie Antoinette was on the French throne, she loved to go out in public. Similar to many celebrities in today's American culture, she could not be seen in public without ...