Dear Friends, Recently my wife told me that when she was a child, she used to think it would be awesome to be an adult because grown-ups were never tempted to do “naughty things”. If only that were true! One of the unfortunate realities of life is that, if we're alive, then we're going to be tempted to sin. We will never be too old or too “religious” to come under spiritual attack. That’s because Satan wants to destroy our relationship with God, and since sin starts with temp

Dear Friends, Recently I had a long conversation with a woman from our church who is feeling overwhelmed by life. Over the course of our conversation she shared her concerns about her job, finances, family, and struggles with past hurts. It was an emotionally heavy conversation, and I could easily see why she was feeling overwhelmed. It seems like everywhere she looks in life there are significant challenges for her to deal with. As we talked, I was reminded of 2 Corinthians

Dear Friends, Several years ago I went through treatment for cancer. There are many things I remember about that experience, but one thing I still think about at least once a week was a handwritten sign one of the nurses had put on the wall of the treatment room. It said: “I have two simple rules for my patients. Rule #1: Take one step forward! Rule #2: When you don’t think you can take one more step, please refer back to rule number one!” It was a clever way to encourage can