Mass shootings like the one that just occurred in Las Vegas always stir up our opinions on gun control. People are killed every day with guns, but it takes something big to get our attention, and when it does happen, the emotions run high. I would guess that most of the individuals who are fighting …
3 Things About Grace
The word “grace” in the New Testament comes from the Greek word “charis” from which we get our word “charity.” Vines defines it this way: On the part of the bestower, the friendly disposition from which the kindly act proceeds, graciousness, loving-kindness, goodwill generally, especially with reference to the Divine favor or "grace." In this …
What Is Your Hope?
As I write this, our world is experiencing an abundance of significant natural events that are causing distress. We just weathered two major, record-setting hurricanes. The west is being devoured by wildfires. One website tells us that there were 673 earthquakes in the world, recorded at a magnitude above 4.0 in the last 30 days!1There …
What If He’s Really Coming?
I grew up in a church that talked a lot about prophecy. My pastor loved to preach, and teach about end times. He loved Israel. He loved God’s covenant. And he was excited about the imminent return of our Savior, to rapture the church. You could say I “cut my spiritual teeth” on prophecy – …
Just Breathe!
I learned a great spiritual lesson from my granddaughter when she was less than a day old! During her first twenty-four hours, she developed a common condition called transient tachypnea; essentially, she was breathing too fast. Here's a description of what causes this to happen. While inside the mother, a developing baby does not use …
The Way Of The Word 