When handling conflicts with others, we often focus on the problem rather than the heart. In life, we are often tainted by our own experiences, especially the bad ones. And yes, words can hurt a person even more than physical wounds. They are remembered far longer than anything else we...

As highlighted in yesterday's devotional, Terah, the father of Abram, set out for Canaan, the land of promise. But along the way, he stopped in Haran, a place that bore the name of his deceased son. Perhaps the grief of his loss overwhelmed him. Maybe the memories were too painful...

Pastor Chris Hodges presented the possibility on Sunday that the calling on Abraham’s life to be the father of many nations was originally on Abraham’s own father, Terah. Terah had intended to move on from Ur, the place of his great loss, to Canaan, the place that would be promised...

This passage shows how priests in the Old Testament would put certain objects over their heart when making important decisions. Pastor Hodges used this to illustrate that people often make decisions from the heart. But, what if the heart is wounded?Rather than seeing the situation as God sees it, decisions...

Jesus, the Messiah, came to restore all things. On this occasion, he answered a question about societal views toward marriage by referring back to God’s original instruction. In marriage, the husband and wife come together and become one flesh – this physical union also unites their hearts by God’s design....