We have become so accustomed to being able to, with the simple click of the “Delete” key on our computers, “undo” anything we do not like. This has conditioned a “delete mindset” for many. Whenever circumstances do not go the way we want, finding the most expedient way out of the situation is our “default,” tantamount to hitting the “Delete” …

One of the most significant ways in which we reflect God is in the power of our spoken words. God, who spoke the world into existence, has imbued our words with the power to help create hope for the hopeless. This is especially important for a woman contemplating abortion: Words of encouragement and affirmation have the power to help her …

God is the ultimate Gift Giver. He does not withhold good from His children and delights in showering blessings of every good and perfect gift upon us. Circumstances can, however, sometimes blind us to His good gifts because they might not come in the pretty packages we expect. It is only when we renew our focus on the Gift Giver …

When life does not seem to make sense, our finite human understanding struggles to reconcile devastating circumstances with why God would allow them in the first place. However, God does not need to understand the “whys.” He only asks us to have a heart that is willing to trust in His unfailing goodness – to proclaim that even if our …

Perspective is everything. My pastor has a most impactful statement about it: “When you make it just all about you, it’s just about all over for you.” In the midst of trials, we can choose to focus on ourselves and what the hardships are doing to us, or we can put them in the larger context of what God is …