The Hebrew word for heart in Proverbs 4:23 is soul—the seat of appetites, emotions, and passions—our core self. Whichever way you interpret it, we are to keep it “Above all else.” Why? Because how we...
What do you think of when you read the following quote? “A ship in the harbor is safe but that is not what ships are built for.” -John A. Shedd Perhaps it makes you think of a ship actually in a...
“Prayer is self-discipline. The effort to realize the presence and power of God stretches the sinews of the soul and hardens muscles. To pray is to grow in grace. To tarry in the presence of the King...
Sampson. Powerful and strong. It is interesting that his strength was not really in his hair. His strength was in his heart. He was a Nazirite. The Hebrew word nazir means “consecrated” or “separated”...
There’s a big difference between fearing God and being afraid. After receiving the Ten Commandments from God, Moses came down from the mountain and appeared before the Israelites. Witnessing thunder...
Downcast. Does that describe your world? Are you discouraged? May be even a little depressed? Has life gotten the best of you? Is there seemingly little or no hope? The Hebrew word for downcast...
Throwing a chair across the basketball court…Slamming a fist through a wall…The frustration when someone cuts you off in traffic…Those feelings you get when someone tells a trusted secret…How a child...
A chicken “ain’t no” eagle. Chickens are always looking down, cackling, while pecking around on the ground eating whatever they can find. It always amazed me that chickens can cackle and stuff their...