How can we win the battle with weak, wandering prayers? I have not yet graduated from the school of prayer, but here are 10 suggestions I have found helpful in my own conversations with God.  1. Be honest. Don’t try to hide anything from God or sugarcoat your true thoughts and feelings. No issues you […]

The Restoration Movement didn’t begin in the 19th century. It didn’t even begin in the first century. It began in the Garden of Eden when God set out to find and restore his people who had sinned. It continued when Jesus came to seek and save the lost. It continued when 3,000 new disciples were […]

The ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras recommended, “Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.” That’s good advice for writers and public speakers. Here’s another helpful rule: Don’t speak in generalities; be specific. Don’t say “a few people” if you mean five astronauts. Don’t say “a long time ago” […]

It takes the same letters to spell “I’m mature” and “Immature,” but there’s a big difference between the two outcomes. Cheese matures. So do savings bonds and life insurance policies. But what does it mean to be a mature person? Is mature merely a nice-sounding euphemism for old and outdated? The Greek term for maturity, […]

In the Christmas carol, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, there’s a line that says, “God and sinners reconciled.” In a materialistic society the question becomes, “Can gold and sinners be reconciled?” Money is a tricky subject. Someone quipped, “It’s funny how a dollar looks so big when you take it to church, and so small […]