Any tragedy—great or small—forces us to acknowledge our humanity, and often that realization leaves us depressed or immobilized. But through difficulty or disaster, many turn to God; others turn on Him, blaming Him for the difficulty, accusing Him of failing to stop...
What you love and what you hate reveals a great deal about your character. Why? Because simply put, you can’t be for something without being against its opposite. When you love your family, you stand in strong opposition to anything which would threaten it. Long ago...
Truthfully, I don’t exactly know. I don’t pay much attention to the stories of “out-of-body” experiences or near-death encounters. Those experiences may be real — it’s just that everyone seems to have a slightly different experience. My faith in heaven is not based on...
Dr. Charles Ryrie, an authority of Bible prophecy, says, "Someone has calculated that actually there are more than 300 prophecies concerning various aspects of the first coming of Christ. We can assuredly say that no one could possibly have made this number of...
In Amos 9:11-12, God gives a wonderful prophecy, “On that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, and repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old; that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all...
Peace on earth is a theme that we seem to revisit every December. And every 7th day of December will always be remembered in infamy as the dark day in 1941 when a squadron of 360 Japanese warplanes descended with bombs on the American Pacific fleet anchored in Pearl...
I don’t believe in karma. Neither should you. I was watching my mechanic work on my truck the other day. Things were going very well, and then he said, “It must be karma.” I’ve heard it before—even from Christians. But that belief that we are somehow in control of...
Wise is the person who thinks ahead and plans for the future, right? But at what point does planning become presumption? Suppose you are a businessperson, and business has been brisk. Your warehouses are overflowing. Would it not make sense to enlarge? Here's another...
The Book of Numbers tells us the story of Israel’s discovery of the “promised land.” God instructed Moses to send some men to explore the land of Canaan with this promise in mind. “This is the land I am giving to you,” God said. Every promise of God is backed by His...
"God does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number," said Job long ago. Then he explained, "He gives rain on the earth and sends water on the fields" (Job 5:8-10). Seldom, however, do we think of a rain shower as being a wonder or something of awe, yet...