In this portion of Scripture, Jesus had come down from the mountain after a time of solitude and prayer. The disciples had left in their boat to go to the other side of the sea from where Jesus had been preaching....

Your mind is not a vacuum. It is always filled....

Within each of us there is a desire to receive praise. It can be anything from a seemingly insignificant compliment to a jaw-dropping exclamation that brings credit and affirmation to something we’ve accomplished....

“It wasn’t me!” A young boy declared forcefully as his sister laughed and pointed to the icing smudged on his cheek. With fresh blood drops on his white shirt, a man, locked away behind bars, insisted that he was innocent....

Transitions. We all go through them....

Do you find yourself following the same routine day in and day out? Are your days characterized by a lack of energy, the absence of focus toward reaching goals, or complacency? Such ruts are easy to fall into as they seem easy, comfortable, and safe. As a Christian, it is vital to resist the temptation....

Have you ever had to deal with people who are really touchy, easily offended, or easily angered? Have you ever found yourself walking on egg shells around them, or repeating the phrase over and over to yourself, “I’m not crazy, I’m not crazy. ” After being around them for a while, you begin to second guess everything you say or do....

Destiny refers to a future time. The choices you make today will bring forth a positive or a negative result in a time to come....

We know God promises in His Word that He hears our prayers. We also have our expectations about how our prayers should be answered....

Has someone ever accused you of something that was completely and utterly not true? As people of God, we should be living our lives in a way that any “foolish accusations” are only that—accusations that have no grounding in truth or reality. The challenge that Peter is issuing to us in this verse is no small task....