Love that Never Fails

More songs, poems, books, and movies have been written about love than any other subject. We love love. We long for it, hunger for it, diet for it, scheme for it. To yearn for love is not only natural, it is Divine. God has given each of us a hunger for true love. But...

Why Am I Here?

God has been working on me about that particular question, lately. I know the right answer: “To glorify God.” But do I live it out? Really? I start out my day with Bible reading and prayer, but then what? Does the Word of God change me? Does my time with...

The Old Rugged Cross

Good Friday – the day Christians remember Christ’s work on the cross. But what, exactly, is that cross? What does it mean? And is it really important? I see the cross everywhere – in earrings, on necklaces, in children’s craft projects, even as decorations on flip...

Did God REALLY Say…?

Life today is quite different from life in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve would surely be shocked to see cars and planes, televisions and cell phones. They would probably be disgusted at what we eat and wear, but impressed with what we have built and invented....

My Week in Honduras

Every year, the week before Spring Break, our school takes students on missions trips. Some groups stay local and serve in the Tampa/St. Pete area, others go to a different state, and the rest go overseas. I had the privilege of going with 20 students to Orphanage...

The Wrong Kind of Prayer

In my almost-30 years as a believer, I have prayed for all kinds of things– from requests as seemingly insignificant as a parking space in the rain to literal life-and-death issues. Right now, though, I feel like God is teaching me to take a step back from the...