With eyes being held open with toothpicks at 4 a.m., I picked up my Bible and my devotional book. I was instantly wide awake: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness." (Jer 31:3 NIV)What does this mean? Simply that God loves...
One of Satan's greatest tactics is one we often tend to overlook! We face our day to day challenges, but we never stop to wonder why we become so discouraged at times. But discouragement is one of the devil's greatest weapons! Look at the way he tempted Jesus...
A pastor busily rummaged through everything in the room he had been assigned for this pastoral retreat in Belgium. "Where did I put my glasses?" He fumed, his mood less then patient. "I can't read that thing without my bifocals!"What further fuelled his foul mood was...
What does one do when facing discouraging, mouth-watering temptations?It has been over a year since my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Although I made every effort to bring her over to the country where I reside, I had no choice but to leave her in the...
"This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch: You said, 'Woe to me! The Lord has added sorrow to my pain; I am worn out with groaning and find no rest.'" [The Lord said,] "Say this to him: 'This is what the Lord says: I will overthrow what I have...
Have you ever found yourself sitting in church, listening to the sermon, and suddenly your mind begins to drift? Or perhaps you are in the midst of singing praises to the Lord and you discover that your mind isn't focused on the words that your mouth is uttering? Or...
Imagine a 14-year-old attending church with an oversized tummy, rounder than a helium-filled balloon. She is definitely not married and her parents seem to be stand-offish. Her boyfriend has dumped her as he clearly was not the father. Who could blame him? And that...