One of God’s great expressions of mercy toward us is to address issues in our lives. We find this right from the very beginning in the story of Cain and Abel in which Abel’s offering to God is accepted while Cain’s offering is rejected. The response of Cain is very enlightening and may give us …
Read MoreTHE KIND OF LIFE GOD IS LOOKING FOR
Every Christmas, a classic movie is replayed, entitled, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.,’ The story’s theme is on the value of a life. The central character, George Bailey, played by James Stewart, is an optimistic person who plans after he graduates to leave his little town and see the world, but his plans change when he …
Read MoreMAKING OUR WAY TOWARD WHOLENESS
William Wilberforce is primarily remembered as the British Member of Parliament that advanced the cause against slavery, and eventually saw the end to that terrible abuse of humanity. What many may not know is that Wilberforce was a devout Christian. [He] knew the God of the universe as a loving Person who had intervened in …
Read MoreLEAVING GLOOMINESS BEHIND AND LIVING IN ANTICIPATED HOPE
Why can’t we get past the quagmire of distress and despair when we are experiencing life’s great disappointments? Where does hope come from? The short answer is God, but why do we so often settle for gloom and doom? For the vast amount of time, the history of Israel and Judah were threatened or subjugated …
Read MoreGOD’S RESPONSE TO OUR MOST PAINFUL MOMENTS!
Times of crisis, disappointments, rejection, and various other sorrows invade our lives. They can cause us to ask the question; ‘If God is so loving and good, why this loss, this pain, and struggle in my life? The atheist will answer cynically that it is because there is no God. But the Christmas story is …
Read MoreMOVING FROM CONFLICT TO COMMUNITY
In his book Love in Action, Bob Moeller tells of a visit with a man who only had days to live. When we got onto the topic of his children, his expression changed from pleasant and cheerful to one of anguish and pain. ‘Bob, all my children are grown now. I had hoped that as …
Read MoreWHAT IS THE REAL BUSINESS OF OUR LIVES?
How would you describe a Christian? What are the characteristics of a genuine follower of Jesus Christ? Do we really understand God’s purpose for us as a people? Are we committed to God’s agenda for our lives, or has the business of life caused us to become caught up with the rat race? Do we …
Read MoreCAN WE EVER BE A FAMILY AGAIN?
One of the most important aspects to life is relationships. They are the most rewarding and difficult aspects of life. We become deeply invested in others, but when there is a breach in the relationship, particularly in our marriage relationship, the question comes to mind: is it possible to start over again? Are there terms …
Read MoreHOW DID WE GET INTO THIS MESS?
How did we get into this mess? That is a great a question in times of crisis but what is even more critical is to ask, how are we going to get out of the mess we are in? If we don’t understand the root issues of what brought us to this point, all we’ll …
Read MoreCREATED FOR A PURPOSE: God’s Design for Life
Dr. William Moorehead writes at the end of the nineteenth century: It was Jeremiah’s lot to prophesy at a time when all things in Judah were rushing down to the final and mournful catastrophe; when political excitement was at its height; when the worst passions swayed the various parties and the most fatal counsels prevailed. …
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