My heart was gripped with such sorrow when I read the news story about Pastor Stoecklin who took his life. He struggled with depression and anxiety. While it may seem to us strange that a pastor, who leads and teaches the church, should struggle with anxiety and depression, the fact is that 1 in 4…
Worship and prayer are so intricately intertwined that they are essentially one. Jesus opened up the prayer He taught His disciples with worship when He paying, “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.” Worship should always play a central role in our prayer life. The etymology of the word worship is “weorþscipe”…
Today I am taking my podcast in a new direction. For a long time now, I have been gathering reader questions, and I want to begin answering those questions in my weeky podcast. If you have a question, you can contact me at [email protected] with your question. Today I am answering the question, “How can…
Joy is a battle. That is why God has given us so many Bible verses about joy, to help us build the fruit of joy in our lives. The enemy is daily strategizing ways to steal our joy. He doesn’t want us living in joy of the Lord, because a joyful Christian is a very…
There aren’t many things as intimidating and daunting as trying to find a church. There are many things to consider when looking for a church, because not all churches preach the Bible. I know that is hard to believe but, as with anything else in life, there are good churches and some churches that just…
No doubt about it, life is hard. In fact, there are times when we’re facing off with difficulties so massive that we fee like we’re being crushed under the weight of them. And they rarely seem to come alone. Sometimes we’re so tired of dragging ourselves back to our war room….again, that we just want…
