You'll quit the drinking first. Get the anger under control. Clean yourself up a little — then bring God in once things look more presentable. God's not waiting for that. God doesn't need that. At the wedding in Cana, Jesus didn't ask anyone to empty the waterpots. He didn't tell the
Your heart is not the Supreme Court of your soul. John wrote it plainly in 1 John 3:20 — "God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things." Most believers already know this verse. Fewer have actually believed it at three in the morning when the conscience is wide
Most people read the story of Cain and Abel and locate the sin at the crime scene in Genesis 4:8. The field. The raised hand. The dead brother. But that's not where it started. Cain didn't become a murderer when he lifted his hand. He became a murderer when
There's a bumper sticker making the rounds on the back of pickup trucks across this country: I miss the America I grew up in. So do I. But most people can't tell you exactly when it left or why it never came back. In 1962, the Supreme Court threw prayer
Today is the National Day of Prayer. Tens of thousands of gatherings are happening across the country. Flags are out. Proclamations have been signed. Politicians are posting Scripture. And tonight, a 90-minute broadcast from the U.S. Capitol will air with "faith leaders from across the American religious landscape" united