There are a lot of things in life that seem to offer gratification, but nevertheless leave us more feeling more empty than before we pursued them.

When I was a freshman in college, I was eager to make a name for myself at my small West Texas university so I ran for president of my class. It was a vigorous campaign with several of us vying for the position. It was obviously more of a popularity contest than a political run because none of us had achieved anything yet in our short sta...

Equilibrium is the state at which all competing influences are in balance. We might think that means a 50-50 proposition where each side has equal amount of energy exerted toward the other. In the Kingdom, being properly aligned with God requires an inverse proportion. Equilibrium with God demands 0% of us and 100% of Him.

In Matthew 5, equilibrium is described as "blessed." Jesus presents 8 "states of blessedness" in the introduction to His "Sermon on the Mount." Often called the "Beattitud...