It's a waste of time but do we ever spend a lot of time doing it. A poet once admitted, "I worried a lot." "Will the garden grow, will the rivers flow in the right direction, will the earth turn as it was taught, and if not how shall I correct it?” The poem gives us a...
Why did Jesus come into the world? He declares in John 10:10, “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” He also tells us, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of...
A physician from Antioch, in all probability not a Jew, whom we know as Dr. Luke, wrote more of the New Testament from the standpoint of volume than did the apostle Paul. However, the thirteen letters that Paul wrote form the backbone of what the church has taught...
There are many legitimate desires, such as desires for food, rest, companionship, marriage, a good home, health, strength, and friendship. Even success in life is a legitimate desire. Yet, at times, even these legitimate desires seem to go unfulfilled. David wrote in...
From the beginning of time, people have looked into the heavens, knowing that God was there, wondering what must be done to please Him. Actually, most pagan cultures think that God is angry and that something must be sacrificed—even their children or another person—to...
Reducing the noise in our lives is essential for finding clarity, purpose, and a deeper connection with God. Amidst life's cacophony, embracing strategies to reduce noise becomes crucial. Here's a guide to finding focus: Simplify: Know What You Want Start by...
Music, poetry, movies…all spread the lie that love should be easy. In reality, relationships are hard. Relationships are hard because love is difficult. Love might seem easy over a candlelight dinner or when first holding your newborn child, but we quickly learn how...
Francois Marie Voltaire, the French agnostic, said that Christianity would not survive him by a hundred years, yet a hundred years after his death, the Geneva Bible Society purchased his old home and, upon Voltaire's own press, printed a complete edition of the Bible....
We are so accustomed to giving up. We either don’t believe in the interventions of God in our problems — or we just give up after a prayer or two. “I’m tired of praying.” “I don’t know what I am going to do.” “Obviously, God doesn’t want to answer this prayer.” Our...
Authority in our world is as necessary to the survival of the human race as are good nutrition and clean air. When everyone is a "law unto himself," there is no law; anarchy leads to chaos and chaos to annihilation. That’s why the history of humankind is replete with...