Occupation: Author Birth: June 23, 1954
If we understand the dangers of materialism, it will help liberate us to experience the joys of Christ-centered stewardship. Jesus speaks of the "dec….
Countless mistakes in marriage, parenting, ministry, and other relationships are failures to balance grace and truth. Sometimes we neglect both. Ofte….
God is the greatest giver in the universe, He won’t let you outgive Him..
The cost of redemption cannot be overstated. The wonders of grace cannot be overemphasized. Christ took the hell He didn't deserve so we could have t….
Nothing is wiser than giving first to God, cutting back our expenditures wherever we can, and systematically paying off our debts to others, having p….
For Christians this present life is the closest they will come to Hell. For unbelievers, it is the closest they will come to Heaven..
Abundance isn't God's provision for me to live in luxury. It's his provision for me to help others live. God entrusts me with his money not to build ….
Jesus tells you exactly how to get it. Put your money in missions-and in your church and the poor-and your heart will follow..
How can we recognize if we're falling into materialism's trap? Christ's words were direct and profound: "Where your treasure is, there your heart wil….
I read secular fiction, but also enjoy novels with a Christian worldview..
Contrary to common belief, Christian fiction did not begin with Catherine Marshall, Janette Oke, or Frank Peretti..
Put your resources, your assets, your money and possessions, your time and talents and energies into the things of God. As surely as the compass need….
From beginning to end, Scripture repeatedly emphasizes God's ownership of everything: "To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heav….
Those who know their unworthiness seize grace as a hungry man seizes bread: the self-righteous resent grace..
Worry is momentary atheism crying out for correction by trust in a good, sovereign God. Suffering breaks self-reliance..
The repentant man rightfully loses trust in himself. He recognizes his self-dependence as the source of his problems, not the solution..
It's a law of life: the tyranny of things..
To procrastinate obedience is to disobey God..
We are all theologians, either good ones or bad ones. I'd rather be a good one. Wouldn't you?.
Is It Unloving to Speak of Hell? If you were giving some friends directions to Denver and you knew that one road led there but a second road ended at….
Are you winning the battle against materialism?.