There are saints and martyrs who were beheaded with a greater peace than I have sometimes when someone cuts me off on the freeway, or my teenager is running late for school! If I find someone is driving me crazy, the problem isn’t that person. It’s me. Whenever someone disturbs your inner peace, take a …
Jesus called the Holy Spirit “the Advocate.” An advocate is one who builds you up. He’s got your back, and he’ll go to bat for you. The opposite of an advocate is an accuser. Revelation calls the devil “the accuser.” An accuser deflates you, and rips you down. You are in the midst of an …
In Matthew 20:1-6, Jesus told a parable about workers in a field. Some started at sunrise. Some started at the end of the day. And when they lined up for their checks before heading home, everyone got the same pay. Of course, the guys who showed up at sunrise complained. “Why do we get the …
Marriage is for better or for worse. When we’re young, in love, and a little foolish, we can’t imagine that “for worse” will ever come! We enter marriage thinking our spouses are going to be the balm for all our wounds. Sometimes they are, but other times, a spouse is like a diagnosing hand, pushing …
