My True Confession About Yelling at God
Hot tears ran down my face while driving. I was feeling angry, afraid and overwhelmed. I called my wife and just vented. The next day, I found myself venting to God and quite frankly, yelling at Him....
View ArticleYou Are An Oak of Righteousness!
In Isaiah 61:3, God prophesied that the Messiah would fundamentally change who we are and that He would be glorified as a result. Look at what He says: “So they will be called oaks of righteousness,...
View ArticleOnce Saved, Always Saved?
When I, or any of my staff teach people that God accepts them unconditionally in Christ, because they are forgiven past, present and future, (Colossians 2:13-14, Ephesians 1:7) and because they are...
View ArticleWhy Do We Struggle So Much?
Have you ever wondered why you struggle so much as a Christian? In other words, why do we sometimes live defeated, have conflict and live frustrated lives. It’s the result of patterns based on false...
View ArticleChristians Don’t Have A Civil War Raging Inside
Drew sat down in front of me as a beaten-down, middle-aged man. I could tell by the circles under his eyes and the unhappiness on his face that he was miserable. When I asked him to share why he came...
View ArticleJesus in the Quandary
This blog comes to you from Renée H. Berry’s book, Invite Him In. Renée is on staff at GLI. Seemingly, I have fallen into the same trap that A.B Simpson, founder of Christian and Missionary...
View ArticleSpiritual Warfare – The Grace Way!
I have a true confession. Though I am blessed to lead an awesome ministry and share with people about victory in Christ, there are still times when Satan kicks my butt! He knows my weaknesses such as...
View ArticleWays to Hear God’s Voice
Have you ever learned how to hear God’s voice? It may seem mysterious or even confusing but I’m convinced anyone of His children can. At GLI, listening for our Father’s voice is woven into the very...
View ArticleTemptation Does Not Originate Within You
As a Christian, do you know temptation itself is not sin? Even Jesus was tempted, but He never sinned. If you give in to temptation, then you have sinned. But do you also know temptation never comes...
View ArticleTwo Nature Teaching Has No Power For Adultery Temptation (Part 1)
My pastor friend, Roger, called me frantic one day. He had just gotten off the phone with another pastor named Alex whose marriage was on the rocks. Sherri, Alex’s wife, was threatening to leave him...
View ArticleTwo Nature Teaching Has No Power For Adultery Temptation (Part 2)
(We’ve corrected last week’s blog where the names of Sherri and Naomi were strangely transposed in Part 1. Thanks for giving us grace!) Alex and Sherri were sitting with me wondering if their marriage...
View ArticleGetting to the Root of the Matter
When dissatisfied couples talk about the top reasons for marital conflict, the following problem areas are usually listed: Poor communication Money and finances Sex and intimacy Raising children...
View ArticleAsk Father What He’s Planning for You in 2019!
Have you ever started your year by asking Father what He has planned for you that year? If not, let me challenge you to be adventurous and do just that for 2019. You can keep asking each day until it’s...
View ArticleCan We Fall from Grace?
Shannon wrote me an email recently describing a woeful tale of how he grew up believing he could fall from grace and not enter heaven when he died. But it wasn’t only him. His entire family labored...
View ArticleGod’s Best-Kept Self-Worth Secret
Sam’s eyes stared at the ground and his feet drug the carpet while setting his coffee down. His demeanor signaled a heavy discouragement before he ever said a word. “Sam, how are you today?”, I asked....
View ArticleDo People Go to Heaven Who Commit Suicide?
I remember the shock and sadness I felt when I heard that Dick, my former roommate in seminary, had taken his life. I knew he had struggled with depression for many years but had no idea he had...
View ArticleDo Bad Circumstances Mean God is Punishing Me?
When I walked into Margaret’s hospital room, I could see the deep lines on her face telegraphing she was not only sick but also despondent. We exchanged normal pleasantries. However, she quickly...
View ArticleDo You Need Counseling or Coaching?
We not only provide Christ-centered counseling at GLI, we also provide Christ-centered coaching. What’s the difference you may be asking? Counseling helps a person make sense of their past to help...
View ArticleWhat If God Doesn’t Like Your Apple Pies?
I was recently invited to speak to a men’s morning Bible study in Atlanta, GA. They were very friendly and very hungry for God’s truth. I began with a question which I will also pose to you. “What if...
View ArticleOur Father Loves You As Much As He Loves Jesus!
“Wow!” Someone shouted from the church audience. It was so loud that everyone in the auditorium heard it. This person exclaimed out loud what many others were thinking. “God loves me just as much as...
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