When you’re young, you tend to think you’re invincible and immortal. There is an inclination to live for the “here and now,” and assume that the future will take care of itself. As you get older, it gradually dawns on you that that’s not the case....
GOD MAY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING IN YOU BEFORE HE CAN DO SOMETHING THROUGH YOU As we turn the page on a New Year, it is natural to think ahead to new goals and purposes. Ephesians 2:10 speaks powerfully to where this tendency comes from: “For we...
ANY PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCE THAT ANGERS YOU CONQUERS YOU We all know that anger is not generally a virtue. There are times, of course, when it is called for. Even God may get angry (Psalm 103:8). But regarding the ordinary affairs of people, it is, perhaps,...
WHEN LIFE IS DARKEST, WE HAVE THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY TO TRIUMPH For a number of weeks now we have been exploring the issue of coping with trials in the Christian life. When things are going relatively well for a Christian, this subject may seem academic or...
PURPOSELY-INTERMITTENT JOURNALING MIGHT BE THE KEY! The palest ink, it is said, is more reliable than the strongest memory. I suspect that is true, but I would have to speculate on that, because my memory would never qualify as “the strongest memory.” So, it is even...
JUST AS OUR NATION FOLLOWED BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES TO POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE, SO WE CAN FOLLOW BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES TO SPIRITUAL INDEPENDENCE Having just celebrated the 4th of July in the U.S., it is natural for us to reflect on the issue of freedom. Our Founding Fathers knew what it...
YOU CAN IMPACT OTHERS BY PLAYING BY THE RULES FOR HOW GOD HAS CREATED US TO CHANGE Years ago when I was teaching Bible Doctrine at a Christian college, I announced the next major heading during a lecture: “The Derivation and the Perpetuation of the Immaterial...