“The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.” Psalm 119:130 ESV
We all want to better ourselves.  We don’t want to better ourselves in the same way. For most of the world, the primary way to improve life is through money. The pursuit of happiness runs the same path as the pursuit of money. A happy life finds itself only in a rich life. And so for a lot of us, our default mindset falls with modern culture rather than biblical mandate when looking for ways to improve ourselves: We naturally assume money will better our lives.

I believe we start at the wrong place. We have the wrong idea of life. Even for the Christian the tendency is to focus on making oneself the center of pleasure, but God did not create us to please ourselves. Nowhere in Scripture does it say, “Follow your dreams. Do what’s in your heart. Live out the path that brings you the most pleasure.” The problem with these statements is that life is not meant for our dreams—life is meant t…

"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God." Philippians 4:6Anxiety weighs us down with the worries and concerns of this world. What can cause us to feel this way? Bills, wayward children, an undependable car, or a leaky sink? The Greek word for anxiety means, "to have an unhealthy heaviness or fretfulness." Paul the apostle is cautiously confronting the Philippi Christians to fully trust the Father, for He can hear their prayer and petition.
The cure for anxiety is prayer. Not just any kind of petition or request, but a call blended with thanksgiving. The Greek word for "thanksgiving" is "eucharistias" where we get the word Eucharist. It is a word associated in many traditional churches with Holy Communion. It comes from a well-known word "charizomai," (its root is "charis," "gift"), which is a verb that denotes gratitude from re…

What happens when you bring some of  the contemporary Christian music artists greatest voices together at the White House? You get worship! God sent spirit-filled, heartfelt worship. 

On November 13, CCM artists Tauren Wells, Michael TAIT, Kari Jobe, Eddie Carswell of Newsong, Danny Gokey, Colton Dixon, Micah Tyler and many more joined the White House for a listening session to hear what the administration is doing and to share their thoughts on policy issues. 

The group of 85 were hosted by The White House Office of Public Liaison. The CCM contingent heard from the heart of Pastor Paula and was encouraged to hear from the faith directors from the Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Department of Labor, Department of Agriculture and Health and Human Services. 

Chartbuster, Tauren Wells, echoed what was on the heart of many when he said, “What a privilege to declare the name of Jesus in worship and in prayer today at the White House. I was challenged, informed, convicted…

When President Donald Trump ran on helping forgotten Americans, perhaps not everyone realized until his recent announcement supporting bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation that this included those who are most out of sight – people in prison. To be sure, those behind bars made poor choices. However, President Trump recognizes we all have an interest in making sure they return to society ready to be law-abiding, productive citizens.  Having organized prison ministry programs for many years, I have seen firsthand that we cannot afford to ignore our fellow Americans in prison and the moral imperative to help guide them to a better life.This does not mean naiveté about the existence of evil, including the fact that a small segment of people cannot be rehabilitated and should never be released. But just as Jesus sent his apostles to the remotest parts of the earth so the gospel might spread its light in all the world, we must act today to ensure our policies infuse hope into the d…

“And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.” Gen 2:21-25 KJV
Did you know that God first appeared on the scene of human history in the role of a matchmaker?  What a profound and exciting revelation! We’re thinking about relationships right now and I believe that God has wisdom and revelation in His Word that He wants to download into your heart, your family, and all of your relationships so that His plan can come to pass in your life. 
Marriage is a very special and sacred institution …