31 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” (Luke 22:31-32 NIV) Throughout life there are times when we may feel like Simon,...

11 Then they sweep past like the wind and go on— guilty people, whose own strength is their god.” (Habakkuk 1:11 NIV) Having strength is a good thing. Being a tall confident man my life, in many ways, has been marked by strength. However, many times I sought strength as...

6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with,[a] that we should no longer be slaves to sin— (Romans 6:6 NIV) No longer slaves to sin. How wonderful that sounds but how difficult it seems...

15 I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. (Psalm 119:15 NIV) Do you ever slow down enough to think, much less meditate upon God’s word? The clamor of the world is an ever present onslaught of input. In our current age with electronic media continually at our fingertips,...

22 After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’ (Acts 13:22 NIV) ”A man after my own heart.” Would that my life could be...