Don’t get me wrong–I love kids, but those ages 10 to 13 plagued by hormonal surges, a sordid home life, and a propensity to tune-out authority figures, light a fire under my prayer life. So it was, when I walked into an inner-city school to substitute for the P.E. teacher, ...
Read More »The Light of Faith brings Life
Patches of blotchy red fever-heat blazed on Jimmy’s pale cheeks. Mom moved the damp cloth gently across his forehead. “Honey, I will be right back.” “No, Mommy, don’t go,” whimpered Jimmy. “Sissy is in the next room. I will only be a few minutes. The store is just around the ...
Read More »When You Want to Throw Your Hands Up
Traffic that won’t budge when you’re already running late. A co-worker that is rude and demanding when you haven’t yet had your coffee. A computer that keeps crashing when the report was due yesterday. Think for a minute about the many things that we experience on any given day that ...
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 »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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