Therefore, try extra hard to focus on pleasing God. Pray about what that means explicitly in your life. Amen! See you next week for New Testament wisdom about this all-important topic.

Singleness is a gift, allowing a single-minded focus on pleasing God. Paul says, “An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work and thinking how to please him.

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In these difficult and worrying times, Doing good and pleasing God both seem like the only logical responses. Small, concrete steps that mean something in the moment will maybe focus our minds on ...

We please God when we finally learn to say “please” to Him. As long as we are arrogant and proud, and lean on our frail knowledge and understanding, we cannot make progress in our journey to God’s ...

Q: I know I shouldn’t get upset when people criticize me, but I just can’t help it. Even when I know they’re wrong, it still upsets me and sends me into an emotional tailspin. How can I ...

But he stood firm, kept his peace, obeyed God, and continued his mission. St. Joseph teaches all of us to focus on pleasing God, and not on pleasing people. Yes, what matters most in the end is not ...

The amount that the Bible calls for our transformation is overwhelming; whether it’s the changing of our minds, the shift of worldview, the placement of hope, the foundation of peace, ...

“Some people make things happen, some watch things happen, while others wonder what has happened.” — Gaelic Proverb. “Where there is no vision, the people perish, but he that keepeth the ...

Focus on God’s promises – JHS preacher urges Christians. 52m. By Emmanuel Nyatsikor. Adaklu Kodzobi (V/R), March 17, GNA – Miss Betty Deh, a 15-year-old form three student of the Adaklu ...