2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Remember that suffering is not new. In what is probably the oldest book in the Bible, the book of Job, we read, “For man is born for trouble, as sparks fly upward” (Job 5:7). Now there’s a
A holy and happy hermit came to the outskirts of a village and settled down under a tree for the night. He got out his Bible and was about to say his prayers, which he always prayed in Jesus’ name,
My husband and I recently started taking ballroom dancing classes. Ballroom dancing isn’t like the modern dancing that you might do at a club or a wedding. It is very structured. There are rules, specific steps, and techniques. And there
Inevitably, life will become challenging at some point. Circumstance will smack us across the face with an uppercut, a left hook, or a coup de grâce. When this happens, we have to make a choice: Do we want to be
In so many areas of life we have no choice. “It’s not fair,” we say. But the scales of life were forever tipped on the side of fairness when God planted a tree in the Garden of Eden. All complaints
When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, came to kill them, Daniel handled the situation with wisdom and discretion. (Daniel 2:14) Daniel was scheduled to be executed along with all the wise men in Babylon’s court. Daniel was an
“Sir, …we would like to see Jesus” (John 12:21). Does that request sound familiar? Haven’t you felt in the same way? Somewhere in your deepest yearnings, don’t you long to see Jesus, witness one of his miracles, and know in
Imagine your favorite food. Would it be chocolate, ice cream, bread or pasta? Then imagine you have a never-ending urge for that food all day — every day. That’s what it’s like for Mitch and Sara. They are recovering heroin
Are you feeling stressed, unsure, and insecure with all this uncertainty that’s going on in your life and in the world? Is it testing your Faith Read More »