I heard a story a long time ago that went like this: Some time after Jesus returned to heaven He heard that the people of the world He created and went down to die for had decided to celebrate His birthday. Excited, He visited the earth to watch all the festivities in His honor. ..
The good shepherd took hold of the wayward sheep and, with one blow from his staff, broke the animal’s leg. Bleating in pain, the wounded sheep tried to get away from the shepherd…
Serious followers of Jesus Christ realize that we are in an unseen war with spiritual forces in the heavenlies. Because that is true, we not only need to make sure we have our spiritual armor on (Ephesians 6:10-18), but we need to know when and how to fight.
Back in the 90’s when I was working at a radio station in Portland there was an employee who, unbeknownst to me, was lying about me to my employer trying to get me fired….
We all go through seasons when life is very hard. As believers, we are not immune to the difficulties and tragedies of life on earth. Maybe you are in such a season right now…
Men, is being sorry you sinned the same thing as repenting of that sin? Is feeling bad that I sinned enough?
The family is all sitting around the living room one Sunday afternoon when suddenly Tom says to his father, “Dad, I need to tell you something. When you show up drunk to watch me play baseball, it embarrasses me so much I want to hide.”
According to a CNBC report, the Halloween season is ranked seventh in the amount spent on gifts, food, travel, costumes, parties, etc., with approximately 10.4 billion forked over in 2021. And that is only in the United States!
The British writer and feminist, Mary Wollstonecraft, wrote in her 1792 treatise “Convince a man against his will, He’s of the same opinion still.”
Have you committed the “unpardonable sin?” Have you committed the one sin that God will not forgive? So many people worry themselves into this dark hole from which there sometimes seems no way out. It is the source of their doubt. So, how can one know whether they have committed this sin?
For many years I doubted that I was really a child of God. It was a tortuous time. For those of you caught in doubt, you know what I mean.
When I was a junior in high school the Key Club I belonged to sponsored a “Mess America” pageant. The idea was simple. Club members, who were all male, dressed up as women and in an attempt to be funny as the “contestants” paraded on stage in various outrageous styles of feminine dress…
My oldest son, Steve, is a contractor. As such he oversees a lot of renovations on people’s houses. Every once in a while, he will come across a house that the owner wants to refurbish but after looking it over, Steve will tell him the sad news…this house is not worth the time or money. The only option is to tear it down and start over….
Friend, how do you react when you are faced with a situation that seems difficult or maybe even impossible?
Did you know that if you are a child of God He has but one goal for your life? Contrary to popular Christian culture, it is not to make you happy. It is not to keep you healthy or make you wealthy. His purpose for your life is not even to make you a better person…
