Rev. Percy McCray is Director of Faith-Based Programs at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. He is an ordained pastor and Founder of Our Journey of Hope Minist...
Verbs matter.
A horse can run—but it can also trot, gallop, canter, or buck. Which would you rather watch?
When I talk to a friend, I can chat, but I can ...
They have it all together.
How many times have you thought that or heard someone else say it?
People around us would probably be surprised to discover th...
"All they that heard it wondered at those things." -Luke 2:18
We must not cease to wonder at the great marvels of our God. It would be very difficult to draw...
"Your heavenly Father." -Matthew 6:26
God's people are doubly his children, they are his offspring by creation, and they are his sons by adoption in Christ. ...
Buried deep in the Old Testament histories of Israel, there is a brief little story meant for you and me (1 Kings 20:40). It is the story of a soldier who was a...
I once taught at a small private school in the Low Country of my state—a school that had a limited budget.
Many of our books weren’t new but arrived from sch...
I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart!
-Psalm 119:32
The imagery here is striking. We would expect the Psalmist to say, “I walk...
Last Friday night, I took my wife out to a nice restaurant for her birthday. The kids were at a Parent’s Night Out event, so we were finally on our own again. T...
It’s easy to go with the flow and never push back against our churches or leaders when they drift from their straightforward mission. If Jesus were a consultant...
…for Want of a Leader, a Nation was Lost
“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.”
-Exodus 20:16
Surely you desire truth in the inner par...