4th Day Letters

What do you say to God when you know exactly what He wants from you, but deep down inside, you don’t really want to give it to Him? We talk […] The post Lord, Make Me Willing appeared first on Broken Door Ministries .

Most of us have no idea how many images pass before our eyes in a single day—or how deeply some of them affect us. Many seem harmless at first glance, […] The post It Starts With a Look appeared first on Broken Door...

Hunger is one of the most powerful forces in human life. When we are truly hungry, little else seems to matter until that hunger is satisfied. But perhaps there is […] The post Hungry appeared first on Broken Door...

Have you ever looked back over your life and wondered how you got from there to here? One decision led to another, one unexpected door opened after another, and somewhere […] The post The Journey I Never Planned...

Sometimes one word in Scripture can stop us in our tracks. The word that caught my attention this week was imprisoned. It is not a comforting word, yet the more […] The post Imprisoned in Disobedience appeared first on...

Have you ever noticed how easily your mind drifts away from the present moment? One minute we’re replaying something that happened years ago, and the next we’re worrying about something […] The post Living Between...

On our way home from leading a Broken Door Ministries retreat in a prison in Pennsylvania this past week, my wife and I had the opportunity to spend two days […] The post Lessons from Monticello appeared first on Broken...

In August of 1776, General George Washington made the difficult decision to retreat after the Battle of Long Island. It was not surrender or defeat. It was a strategic withdrawal […] The post Retreat appeared first on...

Have you ever noticed how a song can reach places within us that ordinary words cannot? Music can carry an idea beyond the mind and place it directly into the […] The post To Sing Is to Pray Twice appeared first on...

It’s becoming harder and harder to know whom to trust. Politicians disappoint us, businesses overpromise, and advertisers often tell only part of the story. We point to the world around […] The post Come Back to Me...

Pride is not always easy to recognize. Most of us can spot someone else’s sins from a mile away. Pride is one sin, however, that often disguises itself as common […] The post Thank God I Am Not Like Those People...

This past week marked the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the American experiment. Americans celebrated freedom with flags, fireworks, parades, cookouts, and gratitude. Readers in other […] The post...

One of the greatest rock songs of all time was written with absolutely no intention of teaching a Christian message. Yet hidden within its lyrics may be a truth every […] The post More than A Feeling appeared first on...

Who did Christ die for? Most of us would answer that question the same way. We’d say, He died for me, or He died to forgive my sins. But not […] The post The Question We May Be Getting Wrong appeared first on Broken...

What would change if you knew the exact date your life on earth would end? Would your priorities be different? Would your relationships matter more? Would your faith deepen? Today’s […] The post Planned Obsolescence...