An 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 MoreBehold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus … and they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. –Luke 24:13-14
Read MoreA thorny question I am often asked about forgiveness is this: “Should I ask forgiveness from people I have wronged if they are unaware that I have wronged them?” Maybe that person is an employer; maybe it’s a friend; maybe it’s your mate. If you have wronged somebody who is unaware of the offense, should you ask forgiveness anyway? The forgiveness experts are divided on this. Some say, “If you ...
Read MoreIn Mark 11:25-26 Jesus said, “Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your transgressions.”
Read MoreSome of you are going through a period of doubt in your life, or you know somebody who is. How do you deal with that doubt?
Read MoreLet me close this week’s study of Jesus, the perfect healer, by suggesting three principles for what Christians should do when illness comes into our lives or the lives of those we care about.
Read MoreIn Matthew 11:11 Jesus said, “Among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist!” What made John such an outstanding figure? None of us today has been called to the same ministry that John the Baptist was. We haven’t been called to live in the desert and exist on a diet of insects and do the strange things John did. Nevertheless, we have been ...
Read MoreIn Luke’s gospel we see that a true follower of Christ is someone who loves other people unconditionally, who persists in spite of suffering, and who refuses to be attached to material things. In Luke’s gospel Jesus says there will be many people who will be surprised on Judgment Day when they are denied entrance into the kingdom of God. They will cry out, “Lord, Lord, how could you not ...
Read MoreAs a pastor, I see many Christians wandering around in a spiritual fog, wondering, “Why am I here? What does God want me to do with my life?” I don’t want to diminish the importance of your discovering God’s will for your life, but many of your questions about God’s plan can be answered by grasping this simple truth: you have been created by God, selected by God, and empowered by ...
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