“He who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.” (James 1:6) If the truth were ever told about the effect that doubt could have in your life, the above verse hits the nail on the head. There is something else that’s true about doubt. It is actually expected in the life of every believer. So don’t be discouraged when doubt comes your way. It’s never a permanent condition. Actually, the irony of doubt is that it always brings with it an […]

“And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him; and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.” (Matthew 2:11-12) We’ve all heard the story so much that a few of us could probably quote the verses. So why talk about the wise […]

“I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.” (Philippians 4:11) My wife’s paternal grandmother was an amazing woman. I miss her but I am grateful for one of life’s major lessons that she handed down to me. She was born into poverty in the Appalachian foothills in North Carolina. She married at the tender age of 14 and raised five children, all of whom were also born into poverty. On Christmas morning, their stockings, old socks, were filled with fruit and nuts. Her youngest child, […]

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” (Luke 2:14) My wife told me a story recently about a young woman who was in need of serious surgery only to see it delayed due to circumstances beyond her control. When I saw her, I was astonished. You would never know that she was facing a life-threatening illness. It was then that I realized my wife’s friend enjoys a special kind of peace that the Bible calls “the peace of God”. It’s a […]