Why does God not answer prayers? He does answer them, just not always how we like or in ways we expect. We must understand that God is not a magic wish granting genie, He is the creator of the universe. As such He does as He wills, for reasons that ...
Read More »The Bible: An Inconvenient Truth?
God’s Word is many things: truth, power, healing, hope, the way of salvation–it is alive. But is the Bible inconvenient? Consider Paul’s words to Timothy: Herald and preach the Word! Keep your sense of urgency [stand by, be at hand and ready], whether the opportunity seems to be favorable or ...
Read More »“Don’t Let Anyone Look Down on You Because You’re Young”
“That man is going to encounter Jesus today.” So said Joshua A., a young boy half the size of the notorious drug dealer whom he pointed out to his pastor. Moments later, Joshua had confronted the man, staring up into his face, demanding that he hand over all his drugs. ...
Read More »Figuring Out What To Eat in the Day of Crash Diets and Health Fads
Is it just me or is anyone else getting tired of the “experts” telling us what we should and shouldn’t eat? It’s true that obesity is on the rise and that we need to take better care of our bodies. After all, our bodies are the temple of the Holy ...
Read More »God’s Superior Power: Recovering Aaron’s Rod
I wrote previously that there are two sources of supernatural power. I used the example of Moses and Aaron facing off with the magicians of Egypt in Exodus 7 to demonstrate that both God and the devil can give supernatural power to people. When Aaron threw his rod to the ...
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