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“Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him. He held fast to the Lord and did not cease to follow Him; he kept the commands the Lord had given Moses” (II Kings 18:5, 6)....

Willingness and openness to change are two of the most profound attributes to bring about a commitment and the follow-through to see things drastically change. After the doors of the prison were opened and the chains fell off the prisoners, the Philippian jailer...

Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time! Each year we set aside a day to give thanks with sincerity -- (in other words, to do what we should all regularly do). We stop the hustle of work and activity, gather with family and friends we hold dear, and spend time...

There are many flamboyant and expressive personalities in the news today. The word personality comes from the Latin word persona, originally used to denote the masks worn by theatrical players in Greek drama which came to encompass the actor’s role as well....

Is balance the objective?  I have often gone through the process of self-evaluation and personal goal planning.  In such sessions, one usually evaluates his or her efforts in the various roles of life, like: how am I doing as a father/parent; as a member/minister...

It is absolutely amazing how controlled we are by fear!  We are afraid of looking stupid in front of other people.  We are afraid of people finding out what we are really like.  We are afraid of others thinking less of us than we desire them to.  We are afraid of...

We have a dishwasher at home. When we returned from Africa in 2003 to serve at Grace Christian University, we stayed on campus for five months. During that time, we began searching for a home. It was to be our first home ever – since as missionaries, we had always...

“Next to him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines banded together at a place where there was a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them. But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the...

“This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to everything written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have success.” (Joshua 1:8 NASB)...