Certain emotions are difficult to experience. How do we deal with them in a way that honors God?

God expresses emotions. Many Bible passages portray God as expressing emotions of many different kinds. Jeremiah 31:3 Long ago the Lord said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an eve...

Anger happens. Someone flips you off on the road. Your spouse leaves out the milk all night. Your neighbor’s dog goes to the bathroom on your lawn. All of these situations and others like them tend ...

Emotions are universal. Emotions are a naturally occurring response to a situation. Part of that response is physiological. For example, anger increases blood pressure, and sends a wave of chemicals ...

First of all, let’s start by saying, happiness and joy are not the same thing. Happiness is an emotion caused by external factors, such as your birthday, a holiday or a “pleasurable or satisfying...

Depression and anxiety are real emotions with real consequences. These emotions can easily overtake our lives and hold us back from living life in a healthy way. For many, the answer is to take medica...

Some people have a deep felt need for affirmation from family, friends and co-workers. Other people couldn’t give a rip. Where do you stand on the spectrum? If you have a deep need for affirmation, ...

What is Lent? In February, we often hear people say they are giving up something for “Lent” but many of us have no idea what Lent is really about. Lent is a period of time, about 40 days, leading...

If you are at the store and you see chocolate bunnies, jelly beans, and plastic grass, then it must mean that it’s Easter time. But Easter is kind of a confusing holiday because it combines the ...

The holidays can be a time for families and friends to come together to share laughter, love and a great time together. Or it can be a time of tension, conflict and disappointment. So this holiday sea...

We all want happiness, but some look for it in all the wrong places. Even as Christians, it’s easy for us to be enticed by the world around us and neglect the things that are most important. Open ...

Without the habit of reading your Bible, you’ll become spiritually anorexic. Obviously, that will make you a weak and ineffective leader at home. Reading the Bible is a spiritual discipline and, lik...

There is a way to live that reflects the truth. Wholesome or sound teaching leads to sound living. In week 1 of this series, we saw how important it is to get the gospel right. Here we see how getting...

The letter of Titus was written to the leader of the Christians in Crete, a people who were known for being particularly contentious, argumentative and divisive. In particular, much like our world tod...

Bible translation snobs are those Christians who elevate one translation of the Bible over other translations, usually to the point where they’re crossing over into legalism. Here are three Bible pa...

If you’re a Christian, you should be a giver. In today’s world, many people believe it’s optional. But according to Jesus, there are at least five reasons to give away at least 10% t...

Men have always struggled with making money their God, and they always will. There was a guy in Jesus day who struggled with this also, and we have it recorded for us in Luke chapter 12. It gives us a...