You’ve heard the well-known saying, “No pain. No gain!” We use it all the time when we’re talking about exercising, being willing to endure the difficulty of running and lifting weights so that you can experience the benefit of a body that’s healthy and in great shape....

Are you worried about the things that are going on in your life? Are you anxious about your job, your health, your finances, and all the issues that are going on in the world right now? Where is peace to be found? Where are comfort and hope and perspective?...

What do you really need in this life? I mean, what are the essentials? If you had to create a list of the things that are critical for your life, what would they be? And how many things should be on the list? Health professionals say that there are six essentials: food, water, shelter, rest, exercise, and air....

Have you realized that one of the reasons that God created bread is so that when Jesus Christ came into the world, He could use it as illustration of what it means to believe in Him? The same is true of water and of light and of every good thing that God has made. “All things were created through Him and for Him” (Colossians 1:16)....

What is your favorite verse in the entire bible? I asked that question to a gentleman just the other day over coffee. And he quickly answered like many would, “John 3:16 of course.” So I asked him why? He said, "Because it’s so clearly tells me about Jesus. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son. That whoever believes in Him should not pe...

You’ve probably heard the well-known phrase, “It’s not what you know, but who you know, that makes all the difference.” But I’m wondering if you’ve ever thought about that from a spiritual perspective? Because I’m convinced, it contains a mountain of biblical truth....

Have you ever asked yourself the question, what’s the main point of the Bible? I mean, if the Bible is God’s Word, and I would argue that it is, what’s the essential message that God is trying to communicate? What’s He trying to say to us?...

Do you know that Jesus said some pretty amazing things from the cross of Calvary? For example, in Luke 23:34, He said, “Father, forgiven them, for they no not what they are doing.” Now what’s amazing is that He said this while they were crucifying Him, pounding nails in His hands and feet, and casting lots to divide up His garments....

Have you ever been asked, are you one of those born again Christians? Now it has always fascinated me that by the question itself, the asker is suggesting that there are born again Christians, and there are Christians who are not born again....

Have you ever asked the question, did Jesus know that He was going to die? When He began His earthly ministry, did He know that it would end on a cold wooden cross, that He would be crucified, dead and buried, and rise again on the third day?...

Do you know what is essential in a court of law to convict a person of a crime? Witnesses. And what nails down a conviction? Many witnesses, who are all saying the same thing....

In the opening verses of the gospel of John, he identifies Jesus as the Word, the Message, who is synonymous with God. Listen for yourself. John 1:1 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”...

In John chapter 20, the Apostle gives us the purpose for writing his Gospel. In verses 30 and 31, he says, “Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing, you may have life in His name.”...