Can a Church Go Through Extreme Suffering? A Study Through the 7 Churches of RevelationAgain I would like to encourage pastors and members alike to consider your church in the light of the seven churches portrayed in the book of Revelation. Compare yourself to these...
It was quite a sight to see three magi entering Jerusalem, with but one purpose: "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him." (Matt 2:2, NIV2)Everyone in Jerusalem were puzzled. A newborn king? What...
A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan, in which a man was beaten, robbed and left for dead. She described the situation in vivid detail so her students would catch the drama.Then she asked the class, "If you saw a person lying...
I don't remember ever writing a devotional on pain and suffering before, but now, I am suffering pain, so I have thought and prayed about it and looked up certain verses in the Bible. There are very few verses that speak about pain — just four, actually — but then, I...
When a broken arm put an end to my driving for several months, I felt that life as I knew it was over.I was wrong, of course. Life went on in a new direction, highly supported by others who drove me where I needed to go.Our life's road is not ended when things change,...
I had been working the afternoon shift on the second floor of a large complex with Apartments and Assisted Living quarters on one side and a Nursing Home on the other side. There were Villas out around and a large apartment complex separate from the main building. One...
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5Sin has come; suffering as well.But the Savior has also come. His entire life was filled with suffering -- suffering which He bore for us, suffering which made Him one of us, suffering He...