“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) Nothing could be truer, right? If only we only understood that the same principle applies to our adult lives, too. Indeed, if we are willing to train ourselves, we can develop the habits that we would like to see in ourselves and other Christians. Even Aristotle agreed. He put it this way, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but […]

“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.” (John 6:44) A friend of mine and I were talking the other day about life in general. I have been concerned for quite some time about his soul, but was afraid to ask him for fear that the question would divide us. I kept telling myself that I could do more good by trying to show him a godly lifestyle than I ever could by popping the question and driving him away. A recent […]

“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” (Galatians 6:9) I’ve been writing this column for almost twenty years and also maintaining a website that features all my devotions for about as long. Several years ago, I started emailing my devotions to those who request a copy each week. Why? I look around and honestly can’t see any difference it’s making in the world. Evil is everywhere. I can’t talk about Jesus at work, […]

“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart’.” (I Samuel 16:7) I have a friend with whom I agree on very little politically. She is my friend because she was willing to stand up for me ten years ago when I was fired from my job for no reason. I got […]