Daily Challenges Archive

I had a few of the grandkids over the other day. The youngest, six-year-old Harris, looked me in the eyes like he was waiting for a reaction and said, “We have church every day.” I responded, “Tell me about that.” His sister, who’s seven, said in ...

This verse makes me sad. I want everyone who works hard to find joy in their efforts and the outcomes of those efforts. But Solomon tells us that even a person’s good work can be sin. “Even their civil or natural actions, which in themselves are l...

I am a firm believer that just about everyone could benefit from competent counseling at some point in their life—most of us, more than once. The loss of a loved one, for example, can be eased with the help of a wise, outside counselor who can gui...

Lest you mistakenly wonder, this is not okay with God. It doesn’t take much reading in either the Old or New Testament to see that God is deeply disappointed by this attitude. When someone invests time and effort in another person solely because o...

I just scanned an article about preppers. I only skimmed it because the headline caught my attention, but the topic wasn’t interesting enough to hold it. I’m somewhat intrigued by the concept, though. The headline read, “These preppers have ‘go ba...

We recently celebrated Father’s Day. I loved all the stories and pictures of dads and their kids. I was actually moved to tears by a few of the stories. It may be the power of family—or low T, or both—but as I age, the need for family grows in me,...

If I could give my grandkids only one sentence of advice, it might be the first seven words of this verse. If they could always live with love and faithfulness, what amazing people they would be. If I could do the same, what an amazing person I wo...

There is a lot of hunting, searching, and seeking that leads to understanding and discovery. Knowing God is a participation sport. I love that when we first come to Christ, He gifts us with immediate grace. Of course, the greatest gift is the seal...

I’m constantly amazed at the jewelry many celebrities wear. I think it would be uncomfortable. I also wonder what kind of statement it makes. I’ve been told that, often, when a celebrity has grown up in poverty, it’s a way of showing the dramatic ...

Ever felt that way? I know I sure have—especially right after I’ve done something particularly stupid… for the hundredth time in a row. There are so many lessons I should’ve learned by this stage and age of life. I often find myself shaking my hea...

If there’s anything we know about God, it’s that He loves to show us who He is and how He operates through the model of the family. We have God the Father and God the Son. We have the prodigal son and his interactions with his father. Scripture is...

I love this truth—not necessarily the ignorance of evil people, but the understanding of what is right that comes with knowing the Lord. As a gift of new life, God sends His Spirit to indwell the believer. He becomes our filter—or maybe more accur...