“All sin is the same. I’m a sinner, so what right do I have to judge someone else?” This statement is commonly heard in our culture by Christians; it’s often in the context of overt sin that society or even a church has decided to ignore or embrace. Under simple ...
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Weather, Natural Disasters, And Bible Prophecy
Are weather events and Bible prophecy related? Is the wild weather the world is experiencing a preview of worse things to come? On July 31, 2015, the Iranian city of Bandar Mahshahr had a heat indez of 164 degrees. The heat index is a combination of air temperature and humidity. ...
Read More »I Walk on the Broken Trail Again
Lord, how come I am walking on the broken trail again? I heard your small, still voice in the wind, “Child that path leads to the broken trail again.” I left your voice behind, And I walked straight ahead into the broken trail anyway. The old familiar pang of hurt and ...
Read More »Seek Counsel Within your Marriage First
Wives, with all of our women’s liberation and demands for equality, seemed to have lost respect for our husbands, and husbands have perhaps lost respect for what wives do to attempt to “bring home the bacon, and fry it up in a pan”–along with all of the other household chores ...
Read More »A Time for Goodbye
Some goodbyes are temporary, leaving us with an assurance that we will see a favorite place or cherished person again. Other goodbyes, we know, will be final. Some goodbyes are expected, even occasioned by happy celebration as positive changes occur. Others are sudden jolts, seemingly coming out of the blue ...
Read More »Our Hope: Open Your Eyes and See!
“He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind, Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.” Psalm 104:3-4 (NKJV) Don’t look at the news. Don’t read the papers. Don’t listen ...
Read More »Forgiveness Versus Reconciliation
“She said she was sorry for at least the tenth time. Each time that I forgive, she changes for a little while but then goes right back to her old behavior. I know I am supposed to forgive as I am a Christian.” Does the above sound familiar? I encounter ...
Read More »Is It Wrong to Question God?
Some of us who were raised in church have been taught that it is wrong to question God. Supposedly, questioning God displays a lack of trust on our part and is equivalent with blaming God or accusing Him of being wrong. But the Bible doesn’t agree with that line of ...
Read More »Constant Arguments and 5 Ways to Reduce Them
Many will be quick to offer comfort to hurting couples with these three words: “All couples argue.” But how much arguing is too much? And is it healthy? Fact: every relationship will at some point experience occasional conflict. It’ll happen inevitably since we are entitled to our opinion, and God ...
Read More »North Carolina Pastor Who Lost Both Sons Tragically Overcomes With Faith and Forgiveness
North Carolina worship pastor at Forest Hills Church, Gentry Edding lost his two sons in a car accident on May 23, 2015. His wife, Hadley who was 8 months pregnant at the time was traveling with their two-year-old son, Dobbs, in a separate vehicle. Gentry had just presided over his ...
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