Walking with God, Digesting Scripture and Pointing Others to Grow Deeper in their Faith
Why does God allow suffering? We have each chosen our own way, just as the first humans did. We are a rebellious people wanting everything to be as we want it to be, essentially placing ourselves in the place that should be God's. Sin entered into the word long ago and suffering came with it.... Continue Reading →
We reap what we sow. I generally think about this in terms of consequences but in context this passage refers to money. If we are stingy what we reap is stingy. If we are generous what we reap is generous. God loves a cheerful giver. Many times I've experienced cheerful givers in church life. Some... Continue Reading →
Old is worn out, less functional, irrelevant and gone. When someone gives their life to God all is made new. Everything changes. Nothing is the same. We are mutants, humankind inhabited by the Divine, never again to be as we were before: separated from God. People call all of mankind God's children. Not so! All... Continue Reading →
We have a choice: be overcome with evil, or overcome evil with good. While this seems like a no brainer, this is much more complicated than we think. The one who does nothing allows evil to win, for example. If I do not actively choose good and be intentional in my life towards good, I... Continue Reading →
Each day we can decide to join the foolish or the wise. A man visits us in our office and is mostly intoxicated when he comes. He knows in his head what he's doing has already damaged his body and will kill him if he continues. I believe in his heart he wants to break... Continue Reading →
This is important. God does not tempt us to sin and God is not tempted to sin. God knows the full extent of temptation. It's the strongest who resist. The weak give in. I've heard some blame God for certain things. The sins of mankind aren't God's fault at all. God does tempt us, but... Continue Reading →
How can we have assurance about something that's not happened? How can we feel conviction about what we cannot see? Hope is something we all long for. Some days hope abounds and other days I sense it's faded away. Faith, how do I even explain what I know deep inside? I didn't carry this with... Continue Reading →
