Do you really believe that your success, strength, future, and hope are all up to you? The Bible teaches that you and I should do all we can then trust our heavenly Father to do those things that only he can. Our best with his best is the best. Let’s be grateful that it is NOT…
“Is your faith EVIDENCE-BASED, or based on wishful thinking?” Sarah says there is no hard evidence for God When Sarah came home from college and told her parents she could no longer believe in God, she explained, “I wanted to believe but there was just no hard evidence for God. It seems to me that Christianity…
Don’t be Stupid about Patience Patience is not always good. We’ve all been told that patience is a virtue and impatience is a vice. Not so. Both patience and impatience can be healthy or unhealthy. Some people are stupid about patience. Don’t be offended by the word stupid. I don’t use…
Don’t be Stupid about Suffering. Don’t like the word stupid? It can be a wake-up word. Remember, being stupid means being in a stupor or daze about the truth. Being stupid is allowing yourself to be in a mental or spiritual fog about subjects that matter—subjects like dealing with suffering. If you’re suffering…
Don’t like the word stupid? The word stupid can be a wake-up word. Remember, being stupid means being in a stupor or daze about the truth. Being stupid is allowing yourself to be in a mental or spiritual fog about subjects that matters like dealing with suffering. If you suffering pain from within or…
Don’t be Stupid. Release Disappointments. The word stupid means to be in a “stupor” or “daze.” So don’t be in such a stupor or daze that you focus so much on your disappointment that you hurt yourself and those you love. That’s the essence of stupid. Have you been disappointed? Of course you have. It…
Mama washed my mouth out. Don’t be offended by the word stupid. It’s actually an excellent word choice for relaying an important concept—the idea of thinking or acting without common sense or good judgment. But, I’m aware that in the old days, the word stupid was highly offensive to many. My Mama was…
God may be crying out to you! What horrible pictures and sounds! Our news stays full of shocking videos and voices of the persecuted, mistreated, abused, and the victims of atrocious crimes. We feel deeply for the suffering families, friends, children, Christians in countries like Syria and the suffering ethnic groups. Jesus told his disciples…