Only God's Instrument

Your own efforts "did not bring it to pass," only God--but rejoice if God found a use for your efforts in His work.

Rejoice if you feel that ...

Releasing the Power of God

The power of God was suddenly released when I gave up being invulnerable.

Forgiveness Humbles

Forgiven souls are humble. They cannot forget that they owe all they have and hope for to free grace, and this keeps them lowly. They are brands plucked ...

Secret Generosity

Let us hide away our charity--yes, hide it even from ourselves. Give so often, and so much as a matter of course, that you no more take note that you ...

Lost Cause

What will it profit a man if he gains his cause, and silences his adversary, if at the same time he loses that humble, tender frame of spirit in which ...

How to Use Ideas

"Use ideas like seeds, not bullets."

Perilous Boasting

Trouble always comes whenever we begin to take credit for any of the gifts of the Spirit, be they gifts of prayer, tongues, prophecy, art, science.

Descending into Greatness

I'd just finished mowing the lawn, and it seemed like the perfect time to spray Weed & Feed on the grass. Except I didn't have any Weed & Feed. ...

The Celebrity Syndrome

Bible-signing can be very humbling. On occasion, when I have spoken at the same church several times, I have had to tell a child that my name is already ...

Mary as an Example of Faith

Medieval artists often portrayed Mary in stained glass windows. Her pane would be the only one with no color on it. Clear glass. All the other windowpanes ...