It has been said that a fool is someone who keeps repeating the same actions while expecting different results. A sweet woman once told me that she believed that as long as she blessed and sanctified her food, she could eat anything she wanted, and it wouldn’t harm her....

Most of us would not admit readily to being in love with the world, but our actions might say differently. The things we hang on to and actively protect on the shelves of our hearts aren’t without consequence....

Throughout the Bible, there are a number of important duos whose stories intertwine. Do you remember the stories of Mary and Elizabeth? Mary was a teenager who’d never known a man intimately, and Elizabeth was past the years of childbearing....

Today’s Bible duo is Noah and God. Many know Noah was in the ark for an extended period of time during the deluge God sent upon earth....

Even within their mother’s womb Jacob and Esau were struggling and competing against each other. So much so that Rebekah inquired of God, “Why is this happening to me?” Rebekah understood this was more than merely a physical battle but one that held spiritual ramifications, which the Lord revealed to her when she prayed to Him....

The book of Ruth tells us about the love of a daughter-in-law and mother-in-law. There was a great famine in Israel during which Naomi and her husband, Elimelech, along with their sons, leave their home and move to Moab....

Often the biggest objection to cleaning out a cluttered space is that it’s just easier to ignore the unruly areas and leave things as they are. The same objections can be true of keeping your spiritual house in order....

When God told Jonah to go to Nineveh and preach against its wickedness, Jonah disobeyed and headed in the opposite direction. He didn’t like his assignment from God....

Both born into slavery, this brotherly duo of Moses and Aaron would lead the Israelites out of bondage. However, both dealt with their own personal insecurities that threatened to destroy the intended roles God desired for them....

God chose Joshua to be Moses’ replacement in leading the Israelites out of the wilderness and into the Promised Land. After they crossed the river, God told Joshua to pick twelve men and have them take a stone from the Jordan and place the stones in front of the Ark of the Lord....