Whose Side is God On?

Discussions regarding whether the United States should get involved in a battle against Syria have filled the airwaves recently.  The politicians and pundits’ comments are all designed to enlist the public to jump on board on their side. Have you heard anyone ask...

Do You Have The ‘Right To Judge’?

It’s been said that the most quoted—and I’d say misunderstood—scripture is Matthew 7:1: “Judge not, that you be not judged.” The Pope recently has made headlines because of his use of this scripture. People so often want to use this verse to say that we as Christians...

Do You Have Joy Overflowing?

We were elated when our son and daughter-in law who’d been trying to conceive for over a year called to say they were expecting our first grandchild.Our joy was doubled when they told us after seeing the ultrasound that they were expecting twins! As soon as I heard, I...

Even Pests Declare God’s Glory!

One of my favorite things to do each spring is to plant flowers. However, around this time of the year I look at what had been a beautiful flowerbed I’d labored to plant in May and now see a flowerbed ravished by deer and overgrown with weeds. And yet, looking over my...

Will You Be Found Faithful To the End?

Have you ever known someone who has walked for a while with God and then forsaken Him? I’ll never forget the conversation I had with a beloved friend whom I’d led to the Lord, loved like a sister, but whom I’d not talked to in quite a while because she had started...

Your Focus Determines Everything

I remember as a child the first time that I went to the eye doctor.After getting my eyes examined and putting on my first pair of glasses, I vividly recall that what previously appeared to be merely a blanket of green was transformed into individual blades of grass.It...

Words We Need to Hear…and Believe!

image “God loves you!” You’ve likely heard those words many times in your life.But what do they really mean to you?Do you reallybelieve that God loves you? I didn’t until I was a counselor at a church youth camp and a teenage boy spoke those words directly to me. I’d...