God is more concerned about how we live, not what we give. Likewise, God is more interested in our hearts growth, not our good works. "To obey is better than sacrifice" (I Samuel 15:22).

If you are going through any of life’s afflictions, please know that God desires to bring others to Him through your example of wrestling with salvation. Consider Jacob when he wrestled with the Lord and how his name was changed to Israel. From “deceiver of man” (Jacob) to “governed by God” (Israel). Or consider how the Roman soldier, at the foot of the cross, came to....

"I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ" (Romans 1:16). Let us be unashamed to claim the only Name that took away our pain and shame. Let us be unashamed to talk about Jesus and our faith even if the world around us thinks it a disgrace. I’m thinking...