Introduction: We live in a world where people feel bad for all sorts of things: People feel sorry for the pain they inflict on others. They feel sad because they do things that affect themselves. They sorrow over the loss of various things, homes, family, jobs, money, etc. People feel bad when they are caught […]
Idolatry Defined
“Martin Luther’s larger catechism discussion of the fist commandment (‘You shall have no other gods before Me’ [Ex 20:3] included ‘whatever your heart clings to and relies upon, that is your God; trust and faith of the hart alone make both God and the idol.’ I might add here, ‘whatever claims the loyalty that belongs […]
Radical Change
“As we listen to eternity, we realize that the kingdom is about God radically changing people, but not in the self-absorbed sense our culture assumes. Christ came to break our allegiance to such an atrophied agenda and call us to the one goal worth living for. His kingdom is about the display of his glory […]
Worried about Health
Worry is a thought, image, or emotion which comes upon us when have stopped trusting God and try to figure out our future on our own. But we are limited in our perspective and can’t actually see into the future and so we worry. While it is true that we are all dying and that […]
When She Strays
Hi again Hazel, As you remember we can’t do anything for your husband without talking with him. In other words, we can’t help him through you. We can pray for him, which I do, but unless he wants my help, I can’t help him directly. That said, the Bible does say that there is something […]