Daily Challenges Archive

Two things I suspect we could all use in this new year are success and security. Success can look very different depending on where we are in life. If your marriage is in trouble, you may be searching for the formula for a successful marriage. If ...

This verse has always intrigued me. As a confirmed non-drinker, I’ve felt little need to truly understand it. The concept of giving alcohol to anyone at any time has always struck me as unusual. I’m not one to decide whether drinking is right or w...

With the new year just a day away, the idea of starting strong, rested, and with a fresh wind at our backs is certainly appealing. I hope that describes your reality. However, a quick look at stress, anxiety, happiness, and weariness in American l...

A few years ago, I was visiting with a wealthy former professional athlete. He asked me what I was doing that day, and I told him I was headed to a particularly poor school where I was involved in ministry, delivering coats. It was the middle of w...

Tough truth time. I’ve been dealing with a physical challenge with my foot. It has literally taken 2 ½ years to reach this point of improvement. When I first went to the doctor about it, he said it should take about two weeks to heal. Considering ...

I have goals for both 2025 and the remainder of my years on this planet. I also had goals for 2024—hit some, missed some. I assure you that I entered 2024 with no idea what lay ahead, and I’m pretty certain I’ll be heading into the adventure of 20...

Seventh-day Adventists don’t celebrate Christmas as a denomination. They leave it up to each member’s personal convictions to decide how they want to celebrate or ignore it. They are mostly known for their stance, which emphasizes living out the r...

In preparation for today’s devotion, I Googled “Good News From a Distant Land.” Here are some of the results: “Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott reveals another $2 billion in donations in 2024,” “Two teens used trigonometry to prove the Pythagorean T...

I just saw an article about prisoners being kept locked up past their release date. I don’t understand why that happens, but personally, I think it’s awful. I can only imagine the sense of excitement or anticipation that builds in a person as the ...

Other than the gift from a wise man, Jesus never had wealth, gold or silver. He certainly did not possess “earthly” riches. Yet, He had the greatest name of all time. The dictionary definition of “esteemed” is “held in great respect; admired.” I c...

Being a kingdom person rather than playing the religious game is at the heart of Solomon’s writing here, as well as in many other places. Jesus felt the same way. When Jesus threw the money changers out of the temple, He was actually going against...

My master’s work was in Counseling Psychology. I love helping people glimpse what makes them tick and I enjoy the process of discovery. My son had a gift for this. Where I had to work and dig, he had the unique ability to quickly read the source o...