“There is none like that; give it me.” Some people like knives; others like guns; others like bows and arrows. I have a favorite weapon that is extremely effective at close and long range, day or night, in all weather. It can get through any metal detector or x-ray machine. I know! I have taken […]
He understands and sympathizes with human sufferings The human heart craves sympathetic understanding—someone who can perceive its deepest sorrows and urgent needs. Characterized as this life is by rigorous trials and pervasive pain, “a shoulder to cry on” is required gear for journeying in this fallen world. Christians are not exempt from this natural desire […]
Excerpts from “In the School of Christ” by David Gooding By now the little party of eleven apostles, clustered closely round the Lord Jesus to catch His every word, must have been getting near the Garden of Gethsemane. Soon all instruction must cease for the time being. Many things that the Lord had to say […]
God is not our “co-pilot” We read in Ephesians 5:18, “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit.” What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit? It means to be controlled by the Spirit of God. God wants us to enjoy our relationship with […]
Inside out It is quite common for an unbeliever to believe that mankind, although not perfect, is fundamentally good. Even many believers hold to a watered-down form of this belief where they technically admit that every one of us is a sinner, but practically think that we aren’t that bad. You know, maybe we were […]
Dealing with Dawkins In this third and final installment of “Reader’s Guide to the Origins Debate,” I recommend books which respond to the writings of Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion 1—a harshly worded attack on religion in general and Christianity in particular. I single out Dawkins for consideration because of his notoriety and […]
Read More… from Reader’s Guide to the Origins Debate (part 3)
“… those who live should live no longer for themselves.” When we have heart problems physically, we usually go to a specialist, a cardiologist. But there is no better heart specialist than the Lord—the heart’s Maker. He designed the heart to be filled and functioning without interruption. The same is true for what is figuratively […]
Brokenness: The pathway to blessing Normally, when something breaks it loses value. For example, a collision decreases the worth of an automobile, and a shattered keepsake is remorsefully discarded as a total loss. Within the physical realm, the laws of nature work to depreciate the value of our possessions, but this is not so in […]
Making the lowly feel at home is Christlike ministry. At present there is a “fabulous family home” in Dublin South Center selling for just 7,500,000 euros (about $10.25 million U.S.). With a mere million-and-a-quarter down, said family would only have a nine million dollar mortgage! Described as “a stunningly elegant and meticulously appointed Georgian residence […]