Every life, except for one, has been guilty of sin. We know sin to be the universal problem of man (Rom 3:23). Yet, every life has the opportunity of being weighed as godly. Righteousness, godliness, is a characteristic that can be true of every life lived, but it requires decisiveness. Daniel, throughout all his years, endeavored to live a life of godliness. Daniel’s pursuit of a life pleasing to God is apparent from start to finish. As a young man, he maintained his integri

I recall several instances where I had a disappointing message to share with someone, and I thought carefully about how to convey that information to them. Sometimes, it was a much easier task, given the nature of the person. At other times, it was a much more daunting task because that person might have been somewhat temperamental. Luckily, I have not had to share a disappointing message with anyone who held the power of life or death over me, although, like you, I remember

When life becomes difficult, how do you maintain your relationship with God? For some, when life goes from sweet to sour, we may be tempted to throw away our allegiance to God. It becomes easy to validate our sins because we have deemed God to be unfair and/or unloving. It is a rare thing, a truly commendable thing, when the follower of God stands by God and His moral, religious, and personal expectations. It is far too tempting to rip away our cord from Him when it seems tha