Love is a double-edged sword. When you love someone, all their joys become your joy but their sorrows become your sorrow as well. Last weekend, my heart was overjoyed as I witnessed my former youth and her family rejoice in her marriage. But this weekend, my heart was heavy when I found out that a family […]
God is not a reluctant forgiver. He jumps at the chance to forgive and relent. No matter how bad you have been or what your conscience tells you, come to God and He will forgive. Ahab was an evil man. The Bible says that there was not a man as evil as he was. He murdered, […]
I just came back from New York City. Thank you to those who prayed for me. I could feel your prayers as I realized how much I needed what transpired over the weekend…I went there to officiate a wedding of a former youth student of mine. I was there for her and her siblings through hills […]
I just finished a conversation on the phone with a man suffering. His questions were full of why’s. “Why would God make me suffer if He loves me?” “Why would He not listen to my prayers if I am His child?” “Why is He not taking me home so that my family doesn’t suffer with […]
You could be the world’s fittest person and yet be struck by an on-coming car and be dead. Your life is in God’s hands entirely. So, if we want to live long, we must give God a reason to do so. Listen to my argument… How have you experienced God to tell your children? Do you […]
When I was a child living in Korea, adults would come up to me and ask me who my father was. They would never ask me for my name, but who my father was. In that culture, you were identified not as an individual, but by whom you are associated with – especially your family.I […]
God will reward our faithful act. Always. Hannah prayed for a son when she was barren. She promised that if God would give her a son, she would dedicate him to serve before him all his days. When God granted her prayer, she made good on her promise and sent her son, Samuel, to live with […]
When you talk to yourself, what do you say? If you are like me, it’s often, “How stupid of you to do that? What is wrong with you? Seriously? Are you really that dumb???” The things I would never say to others, I say to myself. I beat myself up far more than I’ve ever beaten […]
When bad things happen to us, we have two reactions. 1) We feel guilty because we think God is punishing us for something wrong we have done. Or 2) We feel puzzled or angry because we feel we haven’t done anything to deserve it. So, when bad things happen, either we feel guilty or angry. Both […]
Yesterday, after church, I took my daughters to watch a movie. I bought them popcorn and after enjoying our movie, we came home for dinner. Then, we washed up and got ready for bed. We had a restful night and this morning, we all went to school. How mundane? (Were you waiting for a punch line?) […]