“Why are you being nice to me?” he asked. His words were heartbreaking and echoed within me.

I have a smoke detector in my kitchen that started making strange noises

So many people are walking through difficult times with everything going on in the world today. But I want you to pause for a moment and look back at where God has brought you from.

So many people are walking through difficult times with everything going on in the world today. But I want you to pause for a moment and look back at where God has brought you from.

Potential generally refers to an unrealized ability—something that exists in possibility and is capable of being developed into reality.

I will never forget the first time a passage from the Gospels struck me with fresh clarity — the account of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness.

Transition can be uncomfortable. It often means leaving behind what is familiar and stepping into places we have never been.

Paul writes, “We have received the spirit of adoption…by which we cry out “Abba! Father” (Romans 8:15) Adoptive parents understand these words.

The term “limitation” denotes a restriction—something that holds back or reduces us. We all live with various restrictions, but we serve a God who has none.

Once we are saved we are delivered out of darkness into the glorious light. What a miracle!

A few years ago I had the life-changing privilege of visiting Israel. While there I bought a ring engraved with Song of Solomon 6:3: “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.”

There are moments in life when the battles before us seem too big, too heavy, and too overwhelming to handle on our own.

Over more than thirty years of ministry, I’ve seen one thing consistently hold people back from pursuing all God has for them: they don’t fully know who they are in Christ.

When hard times come—and they will—we often lower our expectations and settle for less than God intends.

Over the years I have noticed that there have been a lot of people I’ve known who started living in the things of God and then at some point in time, they walked away and gave up.

In a world where everything seems to shift—circumstances change, emotions fluctuate, and people can disappoint—there is one thing that remains absolutely unchanging:

One of the things that you and I as believers must learn if we want to be faithful servants in the kingdom of God is how to keep our mouths shut.

First, I want to share where I have been for the past month.

Life can feel overwhelming at times—like everything is happening at once and the noise of circumstances grows louder by the day.

Our verse today celebrates the messenger of God — not for personal glory but for the life-changing message they carry.