“This is how we have come to know love: He laid down his life for us.” 1 John 3:16 The topic has been dissected, analyzed, misunderstood and completely misrepresented. In the world’s […]
This Is Love
God Speaks… Even There
A baby born in a stable an animal feeding trough for a bed Straw and hay… and filth. God chooses this place. It will be a reminder that He provides… just not […]
Revisiting Job: When Life is Hard
Don’t go. I know that “hard” is not a word that makes you want to read on… but stay anyway. Just because it is hard, it doesn’t mean that it’s bad. It’s […]
When God Interrupts Your Plans
That’s how we think, isn’t it? When we find ourselves right in the middle of having to readjust our plans because someone or something messes up our perfectly planned out Calendar-For-The-Week… “Many […]
Inerrancy Still Matters
Originally posted on Doug Munton:
“Is the Bible inerrant?”, my professor wrote on the board, and a spirited discussion in my first Ph.D. seminar began. Some classmates said the Bible has errors,…
The Woman In The Garden
The beauty of all things created is not lost on the woman whose eyes light up with pleasure at the colors so brilliant, the uniqueness of every plant, every bloom. Creator God […]
Life On Hold?
I don’t think I am the only one who has felt like our lives were put on hold because of CoVid19. Plans were changed, vacations cancelled and events were postponed indefinitely. Being […]
God Is Never Surprised
Think about that for a moment. Though the human existence is full of surprises–some that delight us and others that devastate us, it is a comforting reminder that the Sovereign God of […]
Whiter Than Snow
The sun is shining and the snow is sparkling like thousands of tiny diamonds. Not so much a winter person, I do love a fresh palette of snow. I am never one […]
When Life Throws You a Change Up
In the game of baseball, a pitcher throws a ball to the batter standing at home plate. The batter attempts to swing the bat at the ball hoping to hit it onto […]
The Question of Joseph
“Why me?” Just as it is human nature for us to ask such a question, I can only imagine that Joseph and Mary were asking the same. Why would God chose this […]
Questioning Faith
“Now without faith it is impossible to please God.” Hebrews 11:6 Our conversation in the hospital that day went something like this: “This chaplain believes like I do. The Bible is full […]
Praying the 23 Psalm
The Lord is my shepherd; Heavenly Father, You are Lord over all, and Lord of my life; therefore I can trust you to be my shepherd—my protector and my guide. there is […]
Whatever It Takes
In one of my favorite stories in the Bible, four men carried a paralytic to Jesus. When He entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that He was at home. […]
Praying To The God You Don’t Know
I was listening to a song the other day, and a particular line jumped out at me: “I was praying to a God that I didn’t know…” Jamie Kimmett, Since I Met […]
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