There’s no doubt about it. Processing the impending death of a loved one is hard, really hard, as we stand helplessly by watching life ebb away. A few years have passed since I last committed a loved one into Jesus’ arms, but I know of some who still struggle with ...
Read More »The Afterburn Effect: Maximizing Your Spiritual Fitness
Have you heard about the “afterburn effect?” No, I’m not using fighter-pilot speak. I’m referring to a popular phrase in the booming fitness industry. As Christians, we know that spiritual fitness is more valuable than physical fitness. Scripture tells us: “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value ...
Read More »Two Pastors in Sudan Persecuted for Their Faith
Rev. Yat Michael and Rev. Peter Yen Reith of South Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church have been charged with espionage and blasphemy. Michael was arrested December 21, 2014, and Reith was arrested on January 11, 2015. The church believes they are being persecuted for their Christian faith. Sudanese authorities are calling ...
Read More »Investing in the “Higher Education” of Marriage
“My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as ...
Read More »God Has a Plan in Your Suffering
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). Despite our aversion to suffering, the Lord uses it for good, for a purpose and to lead us to where He wants us to be. ...
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