Kumah Adoni, Arise, Oh Lord. Do you know anyone like “the wicked man” described here? I am afraid I do. The wicked man you know may well be “a Christian.” Even “a Christian leader.” Are you like the wicked man described here in any way? Read it and see and examine yourself. If so, repent. […]…
We returned from China and settled back into the routine of “normal” life. Sure enough, God had more change in mind. Normal for Him… HUGE FOR US. After dinner one evening, Joe gathered all f……
Do you ever feel as though you’ve been waiting forever? That every time you get your hopes up thinking change is coming you get squashed back to the dreariness of another day of holding on? You just want something to give, but nothing seems to be budging at all.…
I struggle with asking why. It feels like a form of complaining or faithlessness. Are my whys a lack of trust in God who I know to be Sovereign over all, always good, never changing, loving, compassionate, and faithful? My friend’s death taught me I had more to learn about my God.…
David’s prayers modeled the type of transparent dialogue we can have with God, assuring us that we can bring our fear, anger, hurt, and heartbreak to Him.…
“Elvis has left the building.” Ever feel that way about God? Maybe it was a dark period in your life—or a bout of depression—and you wondered where God was. Maybe you needed direction o……
A week ago, Sunday, I had the distinct privilege of delivering the morning sermon for Victory Christian Fellowship in Lynden, WA. The passage I was asked to speak on is 1 Peter 1:3-7. One of the concepts explored during this lesson, pulled from verse six, is that “Life is pain.” In this you greatly rejoice,……
An unpleasant sense of defeat generally accompanies these times. The muddle is further compounded by the fact that the stuff that vexes us most in life is generally profoundly personal and often de……
If there is anyone in all of the Bible who had a whole horde of one-hundred-percent legit reasons to become bitter and didn’t, it was David. David was marginalized by his Father (1st Samuel 16:1-11……