God wants to establish his lordship over the cosmos through us. He wants his bride to reign with him (2 Timothy 2.12; Revelation 5.10, 20.6). This was the plan from…

Despair is the enemy of victory. In war, if two equal and opposing sides cannot be differentiated by anything other than morale, the sad side loses. Period. It’s the same…

Two spiritual clichés come closest to the point, but miss it still. The first, “we are all on a spiritual journey,” correctly indicates that the spiritual life is gradual, ever-progressing,…

I believe Christ is working through us to heal the world. God is working to accomplish his kingdom purposes through us, to slowly colonize Earth with the spirit of heaven….

How do you gain victory over something like unforgiveness? A step at a time. My mom told me about a painful experience she and my dad had during their early…

Spirituality is like food and drugs.   Drugs can be mixed with food either by an enemy, as poison, or by a physician, as medicine. Either way, the drugs go…

Having victory implies there is some kind of fight going on. We know ultimate victory is given to us by Jesus, who won it all on the cross. We know…

Hurt people, hurt people.   Sometimes even the nicest people get angry. And when they do, they’re capable of remarkable hurt and meanness. There are usually good ways of dealing…