Weekly Devotionals and Blogs
Expressing Admiration for Someone Close
I am part of a large family. One member recently died. While he was alive we never told him what a good man he was. Why is it we seem to have to wait until good ones are gone before we really can express what we admired and enjoyed about them? That’s a really...
What Kind of Honesty Does God Want?
Dear Keith, I am having real trouble. Some time ago I heard you speak about honesty and realized that I have been phony all my life. So I decided to change my ways and began to confess to everyone exactly what I feel regarding them and life. My husband was...
How Much is Enough?
Dear Keith, how much ambition is normal? I have been raised always to be ambitious, to use my talents and abilities to the max and “make something of myself.” But recently someone told me I am focusing too much on getting ahead, and that I’m an overachiever—maybe to...
Moving Beyond Circumstances that Block Us
Over the years many serious, committed Christians have asked me questions about how to come to grips with such painful topics as sickness, handicaps, accidents leading to permanent injury or death, and other such matters. Devastated parents, husbands, young adults,...
Don’t Shut Down the Fire Alarm, Find the Fire!
Dear Keith, I’ve been troubled a lot with anxiety lately and seem to be having more problems with my relationships recently. I have made a commitment to Christ and asked God for the filling of the Holy Spirit and I have done everything my friends have told me to do...
When God Is Silent
Keith, what can I do when my prayers are boring—even to me? How can I pray more attentively in a way that leads toward the transformation of my real life? Years ago, when I first began taking a life of communicating with God seriously, I felt uneasy with silence while...
A Split Second of Clarity
Last November I had surgery at a day-surgery center, under a general anesthetic and then went home after a few hours. I always clearly request “no narcotics,” for pain relief, since I have had severe problems with certain drug reactions in the past—both in and out of...
Content with Who You Are
Keith, my problem is that my spouse says that I am selfish, but I buy her nice clothes and presents of jewelry, etc. I even joined the church because she wanted me to. And I know a lot of men don’t do things like that. But in spite of everything I do, she is very...
The Incompleteness of “Total Honesty”
Keith, why would anyone who is a Christian hesitate to be totally honest? Isn’t it just a question of having the courage to risk rejection? Can you think of reasons or situations where total honesty would not be the best policy? One reason that total honesty is not...
