The Power of choice
My wife and I once heard a story about a man who had lived in the same house all his life. He always had the same food for breakfast while reading the newspaper. He dress... »
Volume 26.07 | July 2025
Out of our comfort zone
We all have our comfort zone, the circumstances that we’re comfortable with or the people that we’ve learned to interact with easily and without much conscious effort. Th... »
God’s will and Godly decisions
All of us have to make countless decisions throughout our lives, including course-altering ones that affect our future, such as where to live, who to marry, what career t... »
Day-to-day decisions
I read a meaningful quote by C.S. Lewis: “Every time you make a choice you are turning the central part of you, the part of you that chooses, into something a little diff... »
When life calls for courage
“Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). This powerful Bible verse has been a source of comfort and strength to me in times when life presented tough choices. Ma... »
Does God have a plan?
Question: Does God really have a plan for my life, like I keep hearing? Often my life feels more like a bumper-car ride—continually running into one obstacle after anothe... »
The best game plan
I had just turned 13 and my life started to fall apart. My parents had separated and my older sister got married and moved away. A good friend died in a car accident, and... »
Find wisdom in God’s word
We’re at a restaurant and one of my kids turns to me and says, “Mom, what do I want to eat?” Because I am a well-seasoned mom, I respond with “I don’t know!” This teenage... »
Urgent, important, or superfluous?
Every day I see news headlines about discouraging and disheartening events, and at times receive contradictory information about things that affect my day-to-day life, fi... »
What does God’s will look like?
What should I study? Where should I live and what type of job should I get? Should I marry that person, have kids, take that extra class, or move to a new city or country... »
At the crossroads
When you are at one of life’s crossroads and don’t know which direction to go, remember that I take pleasure in guiding you and bringing good things into your life (Matth... »