It’s been some time ago but I again heard one of the most powerful sayings a friend of mine used to say before he was about to be installed as the new pastor of his own church. “‘When Satan knocks
Christmas is today. This is your opportunity to give a gift to Jesus. How would you feel to have your own birthday party and everyone received a gift but you? This is how we often treat Jesus. We celebrate His
The Quran narrates the virgin birth of Jesus numerous times. The Quran states that Mary was overcome by the pains of childbirth. During her agony and helplessness, God provided a stream of water under her feet from which she could
Understanding God can oftentimes be difficult, especially when you either don’t understand what He is doing in your life or especially when you don’t agree with what He may be allowing to happen in your life. As your Heavenly Father,
“Every tree.. that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire” (Matthew 3:10). The New Year motivates us to reorganize, re-energize, and de-clutter our lives and our spaces. There are several excellent approaches we can
The story begins with a trap set by the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees. The trap involved a woman caught in the act of adultery. Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people
God didn’t choose to carry out His plan through Abraham because he was special, talented, or even righteous. In fact, God didn’t choose anyone in the Bible for those reasons; He also doesn’t choose anyone today for those reasons.
Faith is inescapable. Trust is embedded, in various ways, in all human actions. We act in order to achieve certain results, aiming at expected consequences. When we act, we trust that the actions we perform will achieve those consequences. I
Sometimes believing in God is the easy part. Believing in his plan for our lives is often much harder. That requires trust in him. Not just in his existence but in his ways, his word, and his promises. That can
Life can turn on a dime. Circumstances, events, people, words of a song, a movie, or moment of introspection can change us forever. Sometimes that life-altering turn comes because of what appears to be a chance word we hear in
I started hearing God speak to me as soon as I got saved—and I needed to. It would be an understatement to describe my situation as desperate. See, I got saved in a county jail. I was falsely accused of
May You learn not to be ruled by exhilaration,Greed, corrupt systems or anger. May failures be Your instructors, not judgments. May other people’s lives, their loves and joys and losses,be as real to You as Your own. May Your doubts
Dear friend, You are saved by grace. You received that grace through faith. There is no room for boasting about being saved. Neither is there any Read More »
Life can be tough, and sometimes it may feel like YOU’ve exhausted all of your options. YOU may have tried everything YOU know to do, but nothing Read More »
If you live in this world long enough you are going to experience many ups and downs, many hills and valleys and many overwhelming circumstances that Read More »
Are you feeling weighed down by the burdens of life? Are you overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, and worry? Take a moment to pause and listen to Read More »
And because of their unbelief, he [Jesus] couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. Read More »