No God No Heaven No Hurry All three are lies from the pit. One has greater success than the others. The devil can’t get most people to outright believe there is no God or no heaven. But “no hurry,” that’s a winner. “There’s always tomorrow,” he says. And like the people who mocked Peter’s message about Christ’s return, (“Where’s the promise […]
Your Choice Disobedience is to judgment as Obedience is to blessing. In Joshua’s final message to Israel, he challenged them with these words, “If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve…” (Josh. 24:15). All of life is choices. Conscious or not, we make hundreds of them every day. Some […]
God is Dangerous Most of what we hear about God these days, if we hear anything at all, is about His love, mercy, patience, etc. But those who only present one side of God do Him a disservice. Yes, absolutely God is all those things. But if we’re not told of His holiness, His wrath and intolerance of sin, and […]
Guided by Circumstances There’s a fine line between foolishness and trust. They are differentiated by the object of our trust. If we’re trusting fate or karma or universal randomness, we are fools because in essence we’ve said, “there is no God.” (Psalm 53:1) On the other hand, if we’re trusting in the One God, creator of heaven and earth, the […]
What’s in a name? Anybody get a name like Chunk, Schnoz, or Dumbo hung on them in grammar school that you didn’t like but it stuck for a while, maybe even a long while? Today, I’d like to suggest we look at our uniqueness from God’s perspective. After all, He made us exactly as He wanted, nose, ears, all of […]
Are You in the Game? What’s the difference between a church pew and a football sideline? Generally speaking, everybody on the bench in football is trained and anxious to get in the game. Not so much church pews today. Many people, young and old, sitting in church think their attendance is all that is required to get their ticket punched. […]