Romans 8:26–Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.  It is not difficult to know what you want from natural desires and aspirations.  But it can be difficult to pinpoint […]

I’ve come to realize that there are certain things we can do that God cannot do. You heard me right. We, human beings, can do certain things that God cannot do. This is a very disturbing fact as we always think of God as being able to do everything we can and then infinitely more. […]

One of the nagging questions I had was answered this morning as I was listening to the audio Bible in my car on the way to work this morning. The question is: Why did God allow Hitlers of the world to live when taking out just one individual would have saved so many? I’m somewhat […]

1 Kings 19:5-6-And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” 6 And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down […]

“That’s not fair!” I hear that a lot from the students I teach. For example, if they perceive that I’m giving an advantage to certain students, such as an extra day to work on the assignment, I will hear them say it. But my logic is that since the reason why they were given an […]

1 Peter 4:8-9-The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Above all keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Think about someone close to you, that you actually fight negative emotions, so you can keep loving them?  Like most mothers […]

It really is tougher to become a Christian as we get older because more is at stake as we age. Also, higher up the social ladder we are, also it’s harder to become a Christian, since again, more is at stake. In that way, if you are young and poor, then be thankful because you […]

There are times when we have to bite the bullet and say things even though we know it will offend and hurt some people. If you are people-savvy and advanced in years, you know exactly how to talk to people to keep them calm and not to stir them up unnecessarily. There are topics to […]

Ephesians 6:16–In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;  From experience I believe that if we locate self-pity, we can “pin point” the area we we lack faith in.  When the evil one shoots “flaming darts”, it can be very difficult […]

With all the racial and ethnic tensions we hear about, we forget that we are all from one man, Adam. No matter what our skin color, where we reside, what language we speak, we share a common ancestor. We truly are brothers and sisters genetically. This is almost surprising when we spend vast majority of […]