If only we had the clarity to face every situation. But every story has at least two sides. Not everyone demonstrates godly wisdom. And we only have this human perspective, finite and imperfect. We don’t always make the right decisions. Throughout history, we have seen Christians make mistakes. The biggest…
Image by ar130405 from Pixabay From the time we wake up to the time we lay down everyone wants to tell us their opinion about something. Our world is full of voices of various kinds. We watch TV and hear (much louder than the program we are watching) advertisers on…
Image by RÜŞTÜ BOZKUŞ from Pixabay It is rare today for a person to completely embrace either Arminianism or Calvinism. Sometimes Calvinism is called Determinism. Basically, Calvinism places a strong emphasis on God’s sovereignty – God can do whatever He wants no matter what. Arminianism holds fast to human free…
Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay around 10The world is full of angry and unforgiving people. It seems people don’t get along anymore. It’s noticeable in politics, but even in our culture no one can find common ground. Call me a cynic, but I am only characterizing the world the…
Image by Couleur from Pixabay I’ve noticed that unbelievers come to prayer in their lives when they reach a crisis. They reach a melting point or a crisis. And this is the time they turn to the Creator of the universe. But they feel out of their depth. They’ve never…
Image by Pexels from Pixabay The cares of life overwhelm us many times. Our trials and troubles are too numerous to count. Americans are some of the busiest people in the entire world. And the stress is killing us. We can’t sleep at night or concentrate at work or school.…
Image by Daniel Reche from Pixabay One of the three actions that pastors teach every Christian when they become a follower of Christ is to read your Bible, pray, and attend a Bible believing church. But nobody picks up their Bible and is an instant scholar. You learn how to…
Image by jLasWilson from Pixabay It isn’t easy to pray for long periods of time. I get distracted by the slightest sound or change. My mind wanders as I try to think of the next thing to pray. Forget about praying for a solid hour. I can reach the limit…
Image by reenablack from Pixabay Many Christians and churches focus on prayer at the beginning of the year. I want to talk about the Lord’s Prayer in this “Praying God’s Way” miniseries. Even though it’s called, “The Lord’s Prayer,” it is the model prayer the Lord gave to us. It…
Image by Vickie McCarty from Pixabay Water crawled through the small stream, giggling and swishing as the king sat on a log, thinking of the hard decisions ahead. The kingdom looked good on the outside, but the dangers that lie ahead could destroy what everyone knew and loved about Israel.…
