Life’s most critical moments—the ones that have you on your hands and knees, desperately calling on the Father—can lead you to believe that God is indifferent. Calloused. Tragically late. You prayed for healing. But it hasn’t come. You prayed for a mended marriage. But it hasn’t happened. You prayed for ...
Read More »Rightful Authority and Restoration
From the beginning of creation, the Lord was intent on passing on his kingship to the man and woman He would form. After making the earth, bodies of water, day and night, and all kinds of plant and animal life, God made Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve were not ...
Read More »Is Pain Really a Problem?
C. S. Lewis wrote a book called, The Problem of Pain. Pain is a great problem but it also is a great time of learning. This problem isn’t referring to what is wrong with pain, but the depth of pain. A good life, or the abundant life, does not mean a pain free ...
Read More »Four Reasons I Stopped Hating Eve
We all know the story of Adam and Eve. She sinned and ate the fruit of the Forbidden Tree. She coerced Adam, and he ate the fruit also. Sin, death, disease, and pain entered the world, and at the root of these problems is Eve. I have never liked her, ...
Read More »“Pursue love, yet earnestly desire spiritual gifts”
The “love chapter,” 1 Corinthians 13, is one of the most widely cited passages of scripture. But did you know that these popular verses are usually referenced out of context? The chapters before and after 1 Corinthians 13, consist of Paul discussing the various spiritual gifts and their proper usage. ...
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