Have you ever said or had this said to you?: “Let’s remain friends…” That’s usually what a person says to another person as he/she is breaking up with the other. The special relationship has come to an end, and one says so when he/she wants to move on. Can we say that to God? Can we […]
Genesis 16:13-So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.” Generally speaking, it is in our places of dejection, disappointment, and failure that we experience a major crossroad between faith or unbelief. Though these things happen to […]
There is much to love in this world. That is why many people in history have sought to live forever. Think of all the preposterous things people do or have done in order to live forever! I was reminded of this as I was reading Harry Potter (because my daughter is a big fan), and found […]
Matthew 10:12-14–As you enter the house, greet it. 13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. In numerous times out of love and concern, […]
How I wish there was an immediate consequence to our actions! That would be good for us! One of the most frightful facts of life is that the consequence of our action does not come to us immediately. Because there is no immediate consequence to our action, we think it’s no big deal, and therefore […]
Genesis 8:14-16-In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth had dried out. 15 Then God said to Noah, 16 “Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons’ wives with you. One of the most important questions Christians desire to have answered is what is God’s purpose […]
In the early days of our church, there was a young man who attended our church who had the “defeatist” mentality. And I see this same mentality in so many of the young men, especially these days, and it is alarming. What is that mentality? It’s the mindset that thinks, “Because I have a such and […]
How is your soul? These are dangerous times. Spiritually, emotionally, and even physically, we are tested to the brink of our limit. This (corona) virus is draining the spiritual vitality out of us all…. I can only speak for myself. But I am tired constantly. I have been tired before, but at least there were ups […]
Genesis 3:8– And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presenceof the Lord God among the trees of the garden. One way I’ve tried to explain “hearing the voice of God” to my kids was for them to […]
One of the hardest things to do is waiting. Especially, when we don’t know how long we have to wait. Whenever I go to a doctor’s office, for example, I make sure to pack my laptop with me since I don’t know how long I have to wait. One of the reasons why it’s hard to […]