Archive for November 2024
Giving for the Future
I have never met a single person who refused to give. We all give for different reasons. Some give to witness the blessings of others. Some give to get back. What I don’t often witness is someone who gives knowing they will never see the result of their gift. They give for the future. At…
Read MoreGod is in Control
We hear it from friends. We read it on social media. “God is in control!” I must admit that every time I see this it almost always means, “Sit back and let God take care of it.” For others it means God will punish those who attack us or intervene for us. What does God…
Read MoreDon’t Ignore the Angels
Today is the Feast of the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the rest of the Angels in heaven. There are countless angels serving God and interacting with us on His behalf. There are nine orders of angels in heaven. That includes a special guardian angel for each one of us. The orders of angels…
Read MoreWhy Do Christians Suffer?
Have you ever asked yourself why Christians must suffer? Why does God expect us to lose everything ‘just’ for Him? If God loved us as He claims, why not allow us to be honored and comforted now? What if I told you Christians don’t suffer? Would you want to be Christian? Brethren, rejoice in the…
Read MoreHow do we heal?
Like many of you, I didn’t get much sleep last night. Ever since I was a little boy, I have been excited on Election Night, almost as much as Christmas. The past few elections have caused me to think. So many friends stand on opposite sides! How do we heal from this division? The past…
Read MoreBe Blameless When Society Is Wicked
Sometimes we like to think is was ‘easier’ to be a Christian in the past. We read the stories about Church growth and mass baptisms. We then think of today. We can’t imagine the same stories taking place today. It is so much harder to be Christian today than ‘back then.’ Brethren, as you have…
Read MoreEpisode 436 – Allowing God to Use our Good Things for His Glory
We have all been given many good things from God. What have we done with them? Have we used the good things that God has given to us for others or kept them for ourselves. In the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazaros found the in Luke 16.19-31, the rich man who kept everything…
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