In today's post we learn that broken promises make God angry because broken promises hinder our ability to start and maintain good relationships. For this reason it is better to not make a promise, than to make a promise but not fulfill it.

In today's post we reconsider a familiar story from a different vantage point. From the story of the widow's oil we will learn that it is important to prepare a source of income for our family in case we pass prematurely.

Remaining wholehearted when being attacked is hard.  It's so tempting to stoop to their level and fight dirty, but alas, God calls us to live differently. In today’s podcast we will learn to remember that the Lord is nearer to us than the wicked are.Â

Sometimes pursuing God is like walking against the wind.  There are days when each step is a struggle, but still we lean, lunge, and press on.  In today's podcast we will learn that wholehearted people continue to pursue God even when facing resistance

From the surface and to the untrained eye most of our lives look sound.  However, God has a way of using affliction to verify the integrity of our hearts to see if our character is as strong, secure, and reliable as we think it is.  In today's podcast

Will we or will we not continue to be wholehearted while others spread lies about us?  That is what God is wondering and that is a question that only we can answer.  In today's podcast we will learn that the only way for others to see through the lies b

How well-worn is our path to God?  When we haven't prayed in a while it can be hard to make a connection with Him.  If we can’t connect with God, then we won’t learn how to relate to Him or other people in productive ways. In this podcast we will le

Like any master teacher, God is eager to teach.  His eagerness to teach us never decreases.  The real question is whether or not we are eager to learn what He wants to teach us, when He wants to teach it to us.  Our spiritual productivity and the degr

Naturally, we all live disgracefully. We have to learn how to be graceful.  And who will teach us how to live gracefully?  God will, if we are eager to learn. In today’s podcast we will realize that learning from God requires a wholehearted attitude.

Good relationships have a way of lessening the impact of difficult circumstances.  The fatherless, the widow, and the stranger are types of people who have no one to protect them, no one to provide for them, and most of all, no one to love them.  From S