Lately, I've had a new appreciation for the difference that being thankful can make in my life. This might be a short(er) post than usual, but it seemed to be an appropriate topic due to American Thanksgiving happening this week.

I hope these thoughts can be encouraging, and perhaps …

One question I've heard frequently is:

"If God is love (1 John 4:16), then why doesn't God make my life perfect? Wouldn't that be a loving thing for him to do? Doesn't God want me to be happy, well-fed, safe, healthy, and rich? If not, then how can I …

(Or alternatively titled, "How To Defeat Satan With A Bowl of Oatmeal.")

It's fairly well known that December can be a tough month for many people.

One survey suggests that 64% of people feel the 'holiday blues', and twenty four percent of people feel these blues quite strongly. The blues …

If there's one trait that I think we need in order to be strong Christians in our world today, it's the courage to be disliked. At worst, we might even need the courage to be outright hated.

Of course, no one wants to be disliked or hated. That's why peer …

There are some mysterious verses about suffering in the Bible, and how that suffering is possibly useful or even beneficial to Christians.

For example, in Romans 8:16-18 Paul writes:

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs …