“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” - Matthew 5:16Dan Breeding lives in North Carolina and is also known as “Dan the Animal Man” (https://dantheanimalman.net/). He uses his love for animals as a platform to glorify God. He travels to churches and schools, teaching kids about the amazing ways God created each animal and the inst...

In his book The Law of Happiness, best-selling author and Christian psychologist Dr. Henry Cloud helps explain some of the traits found in people who live happy lives. We naturally think that we live happy or unhappy lives because of our circumstances. However, according to his research, that only accounts for 10% of our happiness. 50% is based on our natural wiring (our biological makeup). A full...

“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.” - Colossians 3:23Hard work is a principle that’s woven throughout Scripture. God calls us to work diligently, not just for the approval of others, but as an act of worship to Him. Colossians 3:23 reminds us to do our work heartily, as if we’re serving Christ Himself.I was raised in a home where hard work was expected. My dad did...

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ" - Ephesians 1:3 (NKJV)I was thinking about this little boy who went to the store with his parents. The little boy was so good that the shop owner, who had this little candy jar, said, "Son, I want you to put in your hand and get you a handful of candy. You've ...

"The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God." - Romans 8:16 (NKJV)What's the difference between knowing you're a child of God doctrinally and experiencing the witness of the Spirit? Let me illustrate it this way. Let's say you are a little girl walking along with your father, and you know that you're this man's daughter. You know it mentally. But then all of a sud...