Times of unrest have great potential for building faith–individually as well as nationally. Words without substance are deadly; life dusts off our pretenses. That is something to celebrate! The history of “In God We Trust” reveals the process beautifully! Just seven months after the first shots were fired in the ...
Read More »Our Hope: Celebrate!
“They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.” Psalm 145:7 (NIV) We can find verses all throughout the Bible that relate to celebrations. God wants us to enjoy our lives that He so graciously blessed us with. He wants us to live the abundant life, the ...
Read More »A Biblical Response to Gun Violence
Perhaps the repeated incidents of school shootings, workplace violence, and irresponsible gun ownership are a few of the reasons the gun control issue doesn’t seem to go away. The carelessness or intentional actions of these gunmen are tragedies and no matter which side of the ideological aisle you come down ...
Read More »God’s Desire for Government
There is a paralyzing confusion plaguing many Christians about God’s desire for government. Many believers expect political leadership to worsen and think nothing can be done about it except to hold on to what we have until Christ returns. Some Christians consider corrupt government a latent blessing because it often ...
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