Blog Series: Renew Your Mind ~ Transform Your Life Hope is a powerful motivator. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear trials today. Studies of prisoners of war during the Viet Nam war who maintained hope that they would ultimately be released...
Blog Series: Renew Your Mind ~ Transform Your Life Every moment of every day something in your soul is being fed and something is being starved. As a result, because we live in a media-saturated world, and because much of what comes through that media is an...
Truth can change you There is some truth so important that it changes you powerfully the first moment you hear it. For example, if Publishers Clearing House rang your doorbell and said, “Congratulations! You have just won $5,000 a week for the rest of your life,”...
What more would you like to be? Would you like to be a better spouse? A better parent? A better friend? Would you like to be more patient? More caring? More self-disciplined? Would you like to be more positive? More resilient? More encouraging? What would you like to be...
A SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE FOR RENEWING YOUR MIND AND TRANSFORMING YOUR LIFE As you know, I am big on taking truth through the brain over and over again to encourage mental renewal. My enthusiasm for this principle comes from two things. First, a reading of Romans 12:2, which...
SCRIPTURE REVEALS THE KEY TO ESCAPING THE CULTURAL RIPTIDE Last week I made the point that the first step in escaping the riptide of modern culture is realizing that modern culture has a powerful negative influence on an authentic Christian experience. This week, we make the next...
JUST AS OUR NATION FOLLOWED BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES TO POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE, SO WE CAN FOLLOW BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES TO SPIRITUAL INDEPENDENCE Having just celebrated the 4th of July in the U.S., it is natural for us to reflect on the issue of freedom. Our Founding Fathers knew what it...
REPETITION IS THE KEY TO MENTAL OWNERSHIP Last week I challenged you to memorize and meditate on one MegaVerse a month for the next year. For many people, that strategy seems doable except for one thing: how do I memorize that much Scripture? Memorizing can be a...