In the Webster dictionary, the word “gossip” has the following two meanings: a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others, and a rumor or report of an intimate nature. We all gossip at times by running to tell someone the latest news that may eventually be found untrue or hurtful....

How much do you really want the thing you are praying about to happen? Are you willing to be vigilant, even when things seem to get worse instead of better? Do you let others persuade you to give up when things look hopeless? Do you second guess yourself, question your faith, or focus on the problem rather than the solution? Scripture tells us to keep asking, seeking, and knocking. How do we do that when we see nothing happening? We begin by recalling the times we’ve stood against our troubles and saw them crumble....

“I hated seeing the Grand Canyon. ” Why would anyone feel that way? Well, the fact is—most people would love to see it, but they just wouldn’t want to see it alone....

Our life is a closed book to us, but it is wide open to God. After all, He has written the story of our life; and because He is sovereign, He knows how our story ends even though we do not....

What is your relationship to yourself? What are your gifts and strengths? What has God given and invested in you? What are your weaknesses? When God chose you, He knew everything that was wrong with you. Celebrate the good things that God has given you....

Have you ever wondered what it’s like being married to you, being on the other side of your mouth, your tone of voice, your attitude? Ouch! We all see the speck in our spouse’s eye, yet we overlook the beam that is in our own. We point fingers and blame them for our misery, and we pray they’ll change....

Do you feel the world is broken? (We do. ) Do you feel the shadows deepen? (We do....

If you could have a super power, what would it be? Flying, super strength, or invisibility? Mine would be the ability to read other people’s minds. I would love to know what someone was really thinking and not just what they were saying....

God is omniscient. He knows everything....

We have angels assigned to us, and the book of Hebrews reveals that their purpose is to minister to us. “Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?” (Hebrews 1:14 NIV)....