Grieving Well
Photo by: Rob Chan from Sydney, Australia posted for public use: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tears.jpg If you are like me, you have been on an emotional roller coaster since the virus broke out. On any given day, you can be feeling a range of emotions from...
Pursuing Depth in a Surface World
Do you ever get tired of relating at a surface level? Maybe you meet with a small group for Bible Study regularly or you find yourself talking to people in office and you just can't seem to break through the surface talk. Maybe it goes something like this: "How are...
Two Words That Will Make Your Marriage Thrive
There are many things that can make a marriage thrive: enjoying similar activities, having a similar sense of humor, agreeing on priorities, finding common friends, enjoying worship together, serving similar causes, etc. These are all the light and wonderful...
Detecting God’s Voice in a Noisy World: Part IV
Let us now consider how we can be on our way to hearing, truly hearing. We are going to consider a 5-part process (not necessarily steps) that will help us to receive what God is revealing to us, Spirit to spirit: Picking a Place Preparing Our Hearts Paying Attention...
Detecting God’s Voice in a Noisy World: Part III
If we have embraced Jesus as our Lord and Savior, and believed that His Holy Spirit has become alive and active within us, shouldn't we be able to hear His voice clearly? How does this all work? Joyce Huggett poses in her book, Listening to God, raises some of...
Detecting God’s Voice in a Noisy World: Part II
What does God’s voice sound like? We all crave for that audible voice thundering down from heaven in a boisterous, “Thus sayeth the Lord!” kind of way. But according to Scripture, God’s voice comes to us via the Holy Spirit. The Bible tells us that since Jesus came,...
Detecting God’s Voice in a Noisy World: Part I
I didn’t grow up knowing God could speak. I believed He existed 'somewhere out there' but didn't know Him personally. But when we look at Scripture, from cover to cover, we see a God speaking directly to His people. “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your...
Pressing on Toward our Heavenly Goal
"Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."...
If God Exists, Why Are We Suffering?
“If God exists, why are we suffering? Oxford Apologist and OCCA Director Michael Ramsen says, “This is THE most difficult question any Christian can ask and THE most difficult question for any Christian to answer.” Why? Because it’s not just an intellectual or...