As Christians we tend to get things backwards much of the time. It’s only natural, I guess. We spend our whole lives in this natural world with its natural laws. It’s easy to lose sight of how often God’s Kingdom works exactly the opposite way things in the natural world work. And that’s assuming we
The other day I had a conversation with a friend of mine and we got to talking about a mutual friend of ours who has been dealing with some health issues lately. He’s in the midsts of a battle that is common to so many of us. Even when we understand that God indeed wants
I recently saw a conversation on Facebook that saddened me. It started with a post that linked to an article which gloated about how a very prominent pastor was being sued over book royalties and the non-profit status of the church he leads. I get that there are people out there who want to see
You can’t spend much time on social media today, New Year’s Day, without seeing a flood of optimism. Between simple well wishes of a Happy New Year to statements of intent to change things for the better with new year resolutions, people from all walks of life are expressing hope that good things are coming
As human beings we were not designed to have to be anxious, or even deal with stress. God created mankind for a worry free environment in the Garden of Eden. Adam was made to work the Garden and walk with God in the cool of the day in a totally stress free environment. It was
Gift giving is a huge part of Christmas. I know that many struggle with how overwhelming commercialism can get, especially around Christmastime. Even so, when I look at the Biblical accounts of Jesus’ birth it seems to me that our tradition of giving gifts to one another as part our celebration is altogether fitting. Wise
Hope is one of those words we tend to use rather flippantly these days. We might say, “I hope I win the lottery,” or “I hope I don’t get a speeding ticket.” Really what we’re saying is, “I wish I would win the lottery… But I know the odds are so far against it that
People have been asking the question, “What is truth?” for thousands of years. For some it’s just an interesting thing to ponder, while other folks haven’t given it a moment’s thought. The thing is, finding truth, understanding it, and applying it to your life with wisdom is huge and will go a long way towards
Our individual sins were paid for 2,000 years ago. They are no longer a barrier keeping people from God. Some people have trouble with that truth. There are those who see think that unless they portray God as raging mad about the sin we commit throughout our lives then there is no reason not to
Money is not the root of all evil. Many people think that being poor is a virtue because the Bible says that money is evil. But that’s not what the Bible says. It’s close to what the Bible says. But close only counts in horse shoes, hand grenades, and nuclear weapons. When we’re talking about
