Most Christians can probably give you a quick and accurate description of who God and Jesus are. But what about the Holy Spirit? This person of the Trinity is a little more difficult to explain. Is it your conscience? Is it those goosebumps you get...

Everybody wants to be "great" and most of us spend every second of every day trying to find it. But where can we find true greatness? According to Jesus, true greatness is not found in how many people serve us, but in how many people we are...

What is forgiveness? How do we forgive those who offend or hurt us? How do we know when we've forgiven? Jesus' answer to these questions might surprise you. Forgiving is one of those things that sounds easy in theory, but is much harder to...

We believe the goal of marriage is "oneness". But God says, in fact, the result of marriage is "oneness". Jesus' shocking statements about marriage, divorce, and remarriage were difficult for many people to accept. In this...

What would you be willing to give to save your life? In Mark 9, Jesus says that giving up a hand, a foot, or even an eye would be totally worth it if it meant saving your life. It's a difficult trade, giving up something now for something greater...

You don't want to leave too, do you? Some of the shocking statements of Jesus made being his follower challenging. In part one, we’ll look at a statement that those gathered to hear Jesus simply didn't understand. But more important than the...

One of the most tragic stories in the Bible is that of David and Absalom. Absalom longed for his father's approval. David longed for the respect of his son. In the end, war came between the two, and one lost his life, while the other lost any...

How can two people stand at an altar and swear they will love each other until “death do us part” and then just a few years later hate each other more than they have ever hated anyone? How can the person to whom she gave her deepest vow become the...

When it comes to family, the only thing we all have in common is conflict. We fight about things as small as supper and as large as life direction. But family conflict is like no other because when you win an argument, you don't really win...

All children - that’s you and me - long for the approval of their parents, especially their fathers. It’s a longing that never goes away. It gets buried or transferred to other relationships, but it’s there. And we underestimate its power. Every...