Since we cannot change the past, let's remember that struggle and even criticism are prerequisites for greatness. Thus -push through- knowing that everyday you have a choice before getting out of bed: to view the day as a blessing and an opportunity for growth, or...
I was reflecting on a note form John Piper regarding “aiming consciously at something significant in our days”. As I read Matt 6 I am told not to be anxious about life, food, body, because it is a symptom of lack of faith. When you...
Job asks the question: Do people know where to find wisdom?...
It seems that a lot of people around us are surprised by the unfolding of the current events…We hear complaints all around us and I am one that would like to fight the negative changes instead of ignoring them hoping for a better tomorrow. However...
"The LORD is with you, mighty warrior." This is how God view Gideon while he was still hiding from the Midianites like every other Israelite. What was Gideon response? He did not believe in the statement, but rebattled with all sorts of doubts, first of all:...
"I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and unwise. So as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also." Romans 1:14-15 [caption id="attachment_15687" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Isn't this how...
"The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love. There are many in the world who...
How often churches, moved by enthusiasm and spirit of evangelism, have ventured off to Europe with a group of zealots ready to make proselytes? Too often, Watson, too often. I do not say this in a demeaning way, but only to cast some light on...
We know that the "stone" has been rolled over..but do we still treat Him, the risen One, as if He was dead? What He did was unprecedented and more importantly the resurrecting power of Christ is available to us today through the Holy Spirit (Phil...
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed...