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Does Belief in God’s Sovereignty Mean We Must Be Fatalists? The EPM staff posted this video on Facebook of my answer to the question, “When Someone Dies Young, Did They Die Before Their Time or Did They Die at the Appointed Time?” A commenter replied: “What about babies who die by...

From Hurry to Holiness: Living Unhurried in a Rushed World On my drive home from a visit to the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., I hit the kind of terrible traffic that the area surrounding the District is notorious for. The trip down had been smooth and fast, so when the gridlock set...

Ready for an Upgrade? [ 1 min read ★ ] . . . the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere—James 3:17 A lot of men—not every man—but a lot of us struggle to hold back a harsh and judgmental...

Where’s Home? [ 1 min read ★ ] Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest—Matthew 11:28 “He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness” (Psalm 23:2-3). How does...

We Are Always Dependent Upon God Help With God’s Strength The God of heaven will give us success. Nehemiah 2:20 Lately, I’ve been relating a lot to the Old Testament character Nehemiah who felt physically exhausted, emotionally spent, and spiritually opposed (and I’m not trying to rebuild a...

Why are you so afraid? Finding Faith in 2025 Jesus asked of His disciples, “Why are you so afraid?” They were in the middle of a storm; how else should they feel? The truth is that there will be storms no matter what you do or how you live. Jesus promised his closest friends they would have...

Two Crashes Just two days after a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet collided near Washington, D.C., a small plane crashed in Philadelphia. What do we know about the Philadelphia crash? On Friday night, a medical transport plane carrying a six-year-old patient, the child’s...

How do I say “no” to sin? Quick Answer: How do I say “no” to sin? We believers say “no” to sin by recognizing sinful thoughts do not come from us and that sin has no power over us (Romans 6:11-12). When sinful thoughts or temptations come our way, we can make the conscious decision to count...

Who Is A “Good Person?” New Years Day I was window shopping in a large suburban mall. I saw a new store. I’ve never seen it before. “The Be A Good Person Store.” Think about it for a moment. The store (and its web site) sells tee shirts, sweatshirts and other clothes that all display...

Do true Christians still sin? Quick Answer: Do true Christians still sin? Some wrongly claim that Christians no longer commit sins. However, Scripture is clear that Christians can and do still sin. Our confidence should not be in the illusion of sinless performance but in the forgiveness and...

4 Way a Wife Can Unintentionally Break Her Husband’s Heart If a man thinks nothing he does is ever good enough for his wife, it will crush his spirit. I’m going to make a confession to you that many men will try to deny, but it’s the truth. Here it is…we men get our feelings hurt a lot more...

Dwelling and Watchwords: Choosing a Verse to Guide Your Path Before we look at the disciplines of Dwelling in the Word and Watchwords, let me tell you a peculiar story. In 1989, a man from Philadelphia was browsing a local flea market when he came across a vintage painting of a dark and gloomy...

Want Impact? [ 1 min read ★ ] If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed—Luke 17:6 We want our lives to matter. We want these few days we spend here to mean something. We want some sort of impact. Well, brother, if we really want impact, we’ve got to allow the amplifying...

The Comfort and Friendship of Jesus in Our Grief Over the four-plus years my beloved wife Nanci faced cancer, there were many good reports and many bad ones. We rode a roller coaster of emotions throughout her three surgeries, three rounds of radiation, and three rounds of chemo. I vividly...

Grace After Grace: How Much Grace Is That? Jesus embodies all the grace God has for you and me. John the Beloved says in the Gospel of John, “Jesus represents the fullness of the Father’s grace and truth.” Jesus is not only a truth teller but a grace giver. Most of us struggle to give grace...

Love That Bears Fruit Love That Bears Fruit I believe we all want our love to bear fruit. A Little Context for Love 1 John 4:7-21 says, “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love...

Squinting Through the Fog [ 1 min read ★ ] If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God . . . and it will be given him—James 1:5 God knows what’s right in every circumstance. We do not. “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death” (Proverbs...

How Do I Overcome the Legacy of Divorce? Do you ever wonder if you’ll get out from under the shadow of your parents’ divorce? Do you worry about repeating the patterns of the past? The challenge of creating and maintaining a healthy, long-lasting relationship is where your parents fell...

Speak Responsibly [ 1 min read ★ ] Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love—1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Whether it’s two of us or twelve of us or more, when we gather in Christian community, we’re to speak truth to one...

Windstorms and Wildfires: Finding Christ Among Devastation As I sit down in the local library to write this post, I can see the ocean extending beyond the tree tops and red tiled roofs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Following the curve of the coast, I can see beach towns, most notably a...