Explains how to live more joyfully, resiliently, Christ-like, and close to God. Taken from his book/video study "Live Like You're Loved."

Cecil's book/video study "Live Like You're Loved" shares Bible truths and practical steps to transform your life, going Next Level in faith.

James 1: 2-4 A friend is traveling a similar path of grief this Christmas. For both of us, it is our first Christmas without our mothers...

Psalm 34: 18 I couldn't help but weep when I learned of the passing a man I did not know, a father who committed suicide and left his...

1 Kings 19: 19-21 I was the father of two preschool boys. I was working parts of seven days each week: my 40-hour-plus day job in high...

Matthew 28: 19-20 My boss Dave and I were in a foursome at our high-tech company's golf outing. He and I shared a cart. While the other...

Colossians 2: 6-7 What do the following statements have in common? Our pastor, who was also our pre-marital counselor, taught my wife and...

John 14: 23 I took a brief vacation this week to a part of the country I call "home." If you count the years in a place, then my home...

In Bible study, we can understand that affliction causes us to comfort others. We trust in God to comfort us so we can comfort better.

Philippians 4: 12-13 My wife Sara is participating in a book study group, where the current book is Choosing Gratitude, by Nancy DeMoss...

Colossians 3: 15-17 The waiter was getting nothing right. He took our order to the wrong table. Piece by piece, our order gradually...

Matthew 5: 14-16 Let me follow up last week's 7-day Practical Faith Blog on Jesus' Course Correction to Us with a stimulating discussion...

I sometimes wonder, if Jesus would make a second visit to Earth to check up on us, what would He say to us? In re-reading today the...

Matthew 5: 10-12 Do you feel that we live in a society where Christians are persecuted for their faith? Before I directly address that...

Romans 7: 15-21; Philippians 4: 8-9 Most of us who have used one technology over the course of our lives tend to struggle when faced with...

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Romans 1: 20, Colossians 1: 15 I served as a youth volunteer in my two "adulthood" churches for more than 30 years. At one point, our...

Proverbs 27: 17 I want to follow up my Wednesday devotional on cultivating friendships by illustrating one of the major benefits of...

1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18 I was talking to a pastor friend today who said his congregation is looking for simple, practical ways to...

Matthew 7: 7-8 "The End" is a quirky, dark comedy movie starring Burt Reynolds. His character is diagnosed with a fatal disease, and...