What happens when we love things that are to be used and use things that are to be loved? One leads to freedom and the other to domination. How do we know the difference?

Who's going to call the plays in our life? And how will we deal with the competition? What does it mean to have God #1? Is it too restrictive This play determines the success of the other nine.

Choking or being strangled is a horrible sensation. Yet, that's the very picture of what worry and anxiety is like. What situations or circumstances are choking the life out of you? What are God's defensive moves for us against being strangled by our circumstances?

Life is a journey of endings (forgetting what is behind…) and beginnings (straining toward what is ahead…) and everything in between. Paul teaches us in Philippians 3 how to have joy in the transitions of life.

Do you know the feeling of stumbling around in a dark place, then finding a light switch on the wall? You flip the switch, light comes on and changes the situation. Joy replaces anxiety. God has a plan for energizing change in our lives. It's similar to flipping a switch. So, how do we get on his plan? It's actually not rocket science!

The Apostle Paul was literally in chains when he wrote his letter to the Philippians and yet he clearly he’s joyful. What’s his secret? How can we get it in our lives?

We are all better together than we are alone. Science has proven it, but that's the way God designed us in the beginning anyway. So, what is God's plan for empowering us to overcome isolation? It's more than coffee.

God's plan for your growth to be spiritual and effective, may surprise you. Sometimes we look at people and think, "Can't live with 'em; and can't live without 'em." God shows us how we are all better together.

Family relationships have a way of influencing and even controlling us. How can we be “un-controllable” How do we respectfully move ahead with our own ideas, influencing others rather than being influenced by them? The response of Jesus in His relationships gives us some clues.

Every family hits rough patches, relationally. It can simmer like a cold war or explode into an active battle. What defines a real win and is it worth the effort of conflict resolution? Here are some peace initiatives that can bring real resolution to the feuding.