What are the most serious obstacles to your faith? Materialism? Busyness? Evolutionary science? Pleasures? How about stamina? When God makes you wait and wait and wait some more for his providence, does that grind down your confidence? Have you had some long stretches of poverty or illness or unemployment? David Read more…
The story of Judas is a miserable one, and I don’t mean for the reasons you think. True enough, Judas was a greedy, selfish, money-hungry, lying, betraying weasel. But that is not the worst part. The worst is that his massive guilt made him think that he was a bigger Read more…
We all have bombs dropped on our lives—nasty setbacks that shake us up. Some families have had atomic bombs fall—major house fire, catastrophic illness in the breadwinner, or worst of all, a child-sized casket. Satan will always exploit openings like that: “How can you still believe that your so-called heavenly Read more…
You’ve heard the proverb, “You can’t go home again.” Can prodigal daughters and sons go back to God after they have run away for a long time? Am I talking about you? Or maybe someone you know? How do you get back with God? What if it’s been years, or Read more…
As you have figured out by now, life is not a sprint. It is a marathon. And just as our bodies physically don’t bounce back as quickly from exertion or illness as they used to, I think our spirits lose some elasticity as the years roll on too. Persistent disappointments Read more…
Some days I am certain that there is no justice. Yesterday I received a parking ticket even though I had paid to park. And I keep getting incorrectly billed exorbitant amounts by a certain local company whose retail manager admits that the billing is incorrect. How about you? Do you Read more…
You know, of course, that there are support groups for abusers, just as there are for alcoholics. Batterers Anonymous has done some great things to help violence-prone people to grow in the grace of self-control. But you don’t have to be physically violent to have an anger problem. Persistently angry Read more…