“He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.” (Micah 7:19) My home computer has really been acting kind of crazy lately. It would reboot itself when I checked my e-mail and at other times it would just inexplicably crash or shut down. I asked a friend about it and he told me that I had so many corrupt files on my hard drive that the operating system was getting confused. He recommended […]

“I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.” (Deuteronomy 30:19) Have you read about it? A Nebraska state senator is suing God, seeking a permanent injunction against Him for making terroristic threats, inspiring fear and causing “widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants”. Ernie Chambers, a self-proclaimed agnostic who frequently criticizes Christians, said his suit was triggered […]

“Instead, they were longing for a better country–a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.” (Hebrews 11:16) My pastor used the above verse during a sermon last week. Don’t tell him, but I drifted off to my years as a teenager as soon as he started reading it. It reminded me of something my Granny once told me. I loved to hear her tell a story. One day I noticed a wedding band on her […]

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2) Several years ago, I visited another church in my community. While waiting for the service to begin, I watched the orchestra ready itself for worship. A reader and friend of mine recognized me, came over and asked me for my continued prayers for him and his family. I was mildly startled by his plea because when I looked into his eyes, I noticed a deep sense of hopelessness that I had […]