When Bad News Comes

Read 2 Kings 18:1 through 20:21 Bad news often comes in the form of a letter. I once got a frightening letter from the Internal Revenue Service. I read, I wept, I prayed, I appealed, and I won. That letter was a snap compared to other letters. Some have opened letters from their spouses, letters that amounted to final notice …

Taking Friends to Jesus

Read Luke 5:1 through 6:49 “We’re in Branson and Mark had a heart attack,” Elizabeth wrote on her Facebook status. “He will have a heart cath and stents put in tomorrow.” She wanted to sob with fear and aloneness, but was trying to be strong for Mark and their two young children, who only knew that Daddy was too sick …

The Myth of Money

Read 1 Kings 9:1 through 11:43 How often have we thought that more money would make our lives easier? If we just got a raise, we could pay our bills more easily. If only our house or our car was nicer, we would feel better. If we only had money in savings, we could finally relax. Yet how often do …

The Legacy

Read 1 Kings 2:1 through 3:28 What is the most important legacy a parent could pass on to his or her child? Would it be the houses, lands, and full bank accounts that a mother or father worked to provide? Would it be a broad education and wisdom? Would it even be a successful business or ministry for those children …