You look around and all you see is bad news. Every TV news channel reports the murders, the wars, the stealing, and all the other constant crimes of man’s inhumanity to his fellow man. In the middle of all this…not to mention your own personal crises…is it possible to be of good cheer? Well, what if I told you the Creator of the universe … Read the rest…
If you’re a Christian, why do you follow Jesus? Maybe you’re like me and King David…maybe it’s because you can say “He has heard my voice“. I never get the sense or feeling that God doesn’t hear my voice. I believe He hears my prayers, my joy, and my despair. He knows what I need even before I ask or tell Him. Yet, He … Read the rest…
If you’re part of a group who chooses to “go it alone” without the help of some “judgmental-all-knowing-non-caring-God”, I hope you change your minds before your last breath. I hope you allow God to “establish your hearts” so you can “blameless in Holiness” when you face Him one day. See…right now, if you try to live life on your own merit, you carry … Read the rest…
Paul described himself (and Christians), in the book of 2 Corinthians, with a group of contrasting phrases. In some Bibles there are subheads for different sections, and in mine this section is titled “Marks of the Ministry”. Paul used these phrases to more fully illustrate a fruitful ministry. One of them was “as having nothing, yet possessing all things“. Do you ever feel like … Read the rest…
I’ve got two descriptions for you today, and I’d like you to think about which one fits you or your life. Are you willing? OK. The first is one you may have heard of even if you’ve never picked up a Bible. It’s “pillar of salt”. The second is one just thought of as I began to write. I haven’t heard it before, but … Read the rest…
Contrary to the popular old saying…love does not conquer all. The existence of hell proves my point. I can love you with all the Christian love I can muster, and you might still despise and even hate me. And there’s nothing I can do about it if you do. I can’t force my will over your own. So…what do you do when love is … Read the rest…
Have you ever felt like throwing your hands up in frustration at the lack of response (or even downright obstinance) from unbelievers? I certainly have, and if I only depended on myself, I’m certain I would have retreated into my own personal Christianity long ago. But Christians were admonished by Paul to not “grow weary while doing good especially to those who are of … Read the rest…
