It’s crazy that we think today is just a normal day to do whatever we want with. To those of us who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money,” James writes, “Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and

For some, living by faith means remaining where you are. Leaving could actually be an effort on your part to run from God’s calling.

If we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself. (2 Tim. 2:13 ESV)

I opened my Bible to Matthew 10:32–33: “Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.” I asked everyone to imagine what it must have felt like for Stan. One moment, he was at a memorial service saying to a crowd, “This is

“For God so loved the world that he gave” (John 3:16). Right there we see the connection between loving and giving evidently established.

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be

It is possible to be loud and humble. And there will be times when it is wrong for us to sit quietly.

Say to my soul, “Rise up my love, my fair one, and come away.” Then give me grace to rise and follow Thee up from this misty lowland where I have wandered so long.

When people tell me they don’t feel close to God, I ask them how often they share their faith.