When I was a boy, nine or ten years old, I asked my best friend from third grade to come home with me one afternoon after school. Doug w...

Soon the searing rays of the summer sun will surrender to moderating fall breezes. A lovely canvas of brown, orange and yellow will spre...

God can touch us in many different ways. When I was sixteen years old I was in my room late one night reading a small Gideon New Testa...

I once read about a bus (and driver) from a NYC transit company which went missing. After a week of searching, they located the driver an...

Here are five common lies women believe: 1. I have to be beautiful. Seriously? Who decides what that means, you...or the media? Your...

One of the things we must conquer in order to have a joyful life is a flaw that's often ignored. It’s the issue of “reacting vs. respondi...

One of the things I've noticed about many believers is that they live defeated lives. They carry a burden of shame on their shoulders and...

Seasons come and go. Such is also true of life. We go through seasons of change--in circumstances, emotions, relationships, careers, etc....

Someone asked me recently, “What’s the most important thing you ever learned?” To be candid, I couldn’t think of an immediate answer. ...

​God, I'm incapable of loving my mate. I admit that. She's a feeler; I'm a thinker. She's patient; I'm not. She looks for the best in eve...

Someone asked me recently if I had any advice for dealing with criticism. I pointed out that the price we pay for saying or doing anythi...

Want a productive challenge this week? Count the number of times you try to impress someone with your words, appearance, kindness, or ge...

I never cease to be amazed at the transformative power of love. It can heal things medicines can’t touch. It can wash away a boatload o...

“I’m sorry, Gary, but you can’t stay. You need a fourth of your tuition. That’s just school policy.” The business manager had given me th...

If God were to call you on your cell tonight and say, "I’ve been watching your life, and I want to bless you. You can have anything you w...

A little over six years ago, as I was sitting with my mother in the hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, monitoring her first chemo treatmen...

I've noticed that a lot of Christians have an extremely difficult time saying, "God loves you," to people they disapprove of. They say t...

My mother was mean. Seriously. Most of my memories of her center around being yelled at, criticized, slapped or belittled. That caused me...

There's something magical about Springtime. Jonquils pushing their way through the moist soil, eager to display their beauty to the world...

Hi, my name is Gary and I'm a recovering perfectionist! For years I lived under the thumb of self-imposed guilt, needless anxiety, unne...