If we're worried about money, or a raft of other things, it signals that we are not giving lordship control of our lives to Jesus.

In this blog series, I'm looking at faith gaps caused by fear. If you're like me, you tend to pray for the things you want. You pray for...

In this series of faith gaps caused by fear, we might lack serenity that will serve us in the toughest moments. A Jesus relationship helps.

In this blog series opener, Cecil explores the root cause of our faith troubles: Fear.

Cecil recommends reading through the Gospels slowly in a year to fully absorb and understand the teachings and life of Jesus.

It's almost too much to look at. Going shopping or basically going anywhere during Christmas time is a sensory overload experience....

Christmas has become too secular for many of us. We can counter that feeling by offering God-like gifts to God and to others.

In this first edition of a series on putting Christ into Christmas, Cecil proposes a solution that allows the weary world to rejoice.

Cecil gives three ideas for countering the peer pressure that other adults apply to us.

How can we maintain relationships if we differ on major things? Try common ground.

Cecil shows the importance of awareness in being kind, as he relates a kind event he saw in a Dairy Queen.

Cecil discovered a formula for facing fear when challenged with his own overwhelming terror.

I am writing this post before Tuesday's election. Most of us are feeling very uncertain, worried what life in our state and in the United...

To paraphrase C.S. Lewis, the Christian story is so unlikely that it must be true. It's too strange to have been made up. If you were...

Using weather conspiracies as an example, Cecil asks us to counter the bad with right thinking that honors, praises, and respects the good.

We can think of all kinds of objections to Christ's calls to take leaps of faith for his kingdom. We need to find ways to say yes.

Are we truly all-in for God? Or are we going through the motions and acting religious for appearances? Are we truly following what Jesus...

Our seven-day practical faith doesn't have to be defined by our to-do list, but also by our times of rest and contemplation.

This world is imperfect. We long for the perfect world that lies beyond this world. In the meantime, we bring light and joy to this world.

Life can beat us down and wear us out. We go to Jesus for comfort and rest.