Ok, I’ll admit it…I am officially obsessed with the movie, “The Greatest Showman.” The movie was phenomenal and also family friendly – which is (sadly) a rarity these days. I also LOVE the soundtrack for the movie…every single song. And it was while I was listening to one of those songs the other day, that God hit me with a spiritual lesson. The song is called “Never Enough,” and it’s sung ...
Read MoreHave you ever found the idea of studying the book of Revelation quite daunting? Have you ever thought, “Why should I study prophecy?” Because of its complexity, oftentimes people avoid examining it—with the assumption it was written only for Bible scholars and theologians—which leads for many to be uninformed, unbelieving, and uninterested in it.
Read More“Yep, it was probably a satanist!” That’s what I thought and said to myself when I saw the slashed sidewall of our back tire on our Honda Accord. It had been slashed while parked in the apartment parking lot where we lived in north San Diego county. The year was 1989. Donna, my wife, and our soon-to-be-born first son, Caleb, and I had packed everything we owned to move to this small ...
Read MoreA bouquet of flowers, a note of encouragement … thoughtful gestures can certainly brighten a day, and may even be somewhat basic when it comes to loving expressions.
Read MoreEvolution’s doctrine of man is fundamentally wrong on two counts. That was the diagnosis Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones delivered during an interview in 1970: “I criticize the modern view of man on two grounds. One is that it makes too much of man. Secondly, that it doesn’t make enough of man.”
Read MoreIt was hard to miss the number of Philadelphia Eagles football players who expressed their unabashed love for Jesus.
Read MoreAn atheist decided to go mountain climbing. As he was ascending the mountain, his foot slipped, and he began to fall. He desperately grabbed hold of a thin branch of a tree on the side of the cliff. Realizing he could not go up any farther and that the branch would not hold him much longer, the atheist did the unthinkable.
Read MoreYou might be overworked, overwhelmed, and overcommitted if: You can’t remember the last time you took a nap without feeling guilty… You’ve bumped into someone at church and wanted to get together, but didn’t have room in your schedule for the next six months… Your family meals together consist of McDonald’s drive-through on the way to several activities during the week...
Read MoreAny parent will tell you, the days go by slow and the years go by fast! The daily grind and ‘stuff of life’ can make the busy days seem like they will never end! Every day it’s a frenzy of homework, ballgames, getting dinner on the table, get everyone to bed and then repeat it all again tomorrow! The busy pace can make it seem like time is standing still. But then ...
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