The most terrifying state to be in is when we find ourselves in conflict with God. Is it possible for God to ever be against us, rather than for us? The decisions we make, can move us in a direction that brings us into conflict with God. We are either moving toward God or away …
IN THE HOUR OF ANGUISH
As we journey through the Christian life there comes moments where it seems God is distant and the task at hand seems overwhelming. Things are not transpiring as we would hope or desire. Jesus also had His Gethsemane experience, where the conflict between what He knew He needed to do and the difficulty of doing …
THE DANGER OF FORGETTING YESTERDAY
One of the repeated themes in the Scriptures is the imminent judgment that is about to occur because of human rebellion against God. Think back to the Noah and the flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, the destruction of the Northern Kingdom under the Assyrians, the destruction of Jerusalem first by the Babylonians and later by the …
WHO REALLY IS BEHIND ALL THIS?
Utopia and Dystopia literature express the nature of the human anxieties and fears that we struggle with in our society. One of the more well-known writers in this literary genre is Orson Wells. In his book entitled 1984 we get the term ‘Big Brother’, which is the name given to the totalitarianism ruling by that …
WHEN LIFE STOPS BEING NORMAL, WHAT THEN?
Illness, accidents, marriage breakups, war, and disease to name a few tragedies can totally alter the direction of life. It can change how you live and where you live. Life then stops being normal or what it was. How can we move forward in a time where life now is different, and we must adapt …
WHEN THE PERVERSE IS CONSIDERED SACRED!
How difficult is it to be the bearer of bad news? How painful? Consider those who were responsible during war to go to the homes of family members and give them the news that their son or daughter, wife or husband, would not be returning. They were casualties of battle. How agonizing is it when …
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A FATHER?
Chuck Colson in his book, “How Now Shall We Live, notes the disturbing realities that plague children who grow up without a father. Crime and substance abuse are strongly linked to fatherless households. Statistics show that 60 percent of rapists grew up in fatherless homes, as did 72 percent of adolescent murderers, and 70 percent …
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE?
Within the pages of the Bible, we discover that Christians are the wealthiest people on this planet. I’m not speaking of material wealth, but rather speaking of the great blessings that money cannot buy: things like a clean conscience, a pure heart, peace of mind, healthy and loving relationships, and the guarantee of a Father’s …
CROSSING THE LINE OF NO RETURN
How do we get to the place where crisis overwhelms a country? Are there some contributing factors? Is what happened to Judah in the 6th century B. C. applicable to us and other countries in the 21st century? If so, in what ways? What about each of us as individuals? What can we learn from …
HAVE WE DISCOVERED WHY WE ARE HERE YET?
On the waterfront in Seattle, Washington, is a store called, ‘Ye Olde Curiosity Shop’ where all kinds of weird and bizarre things are found; from a two-headed calf, mummies, shrunken heads, and animals in jars floating in some liquid substance. People may forget what is said, but they certainly are intrigued by the weird and …