Then, how about the big question of moral absoluteness and accountability for our actions? I propose to you that belief is not so much about proof of His existence as is the perceived inconvenience it would cause in our daily lives. But having said all this, let’s continue with the elem...
We sat down, and I talked about how this scenario was affecting me. I told him very honestly, “If things don’t go the way I want them to go, I honestly don’t know how I’m going to get out of bed the next day.” He said, “Kirk, even if this goes as badly as you ...
(Please contact Guillon’s Christian supply in Statesville and King, N.C., for information about his books). Now that we have the complete and final word of God via scripture, and have been warned multiple times in the Bible not to add or take away even a single letter (Deuteronomy 4:...
Think about the kinds of sins they committed. They were “religious” people. Not a murderer among them probably. Certainly none who’d committed financial thuggery of the AIG and Madoff proportions! They were the very best that their society had to offer. They were preserving their jobs. The...
32“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Read ChapterAll Versions Revelation 3:10 10Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the ...
a word of helpfulness, or to give him a sandwich, a blanket, a cup of hot coffee, or kind directions to a place where he can get a hot shower and a change of clothes and maybe a bed for the night. No, not you. Do you even think about how that could be you on the sidewalk?
Our pastor spoke of fear a few Sundays ago and it reminded me of the fear we felt before leaving for this year of service and the many conversations Jeff and I had about our return. I am not sure who “pushed us off the diving board” but we did get pushed, and we left, not kno...
From the point Mr Hale described hell to me, I began to be confused about God. Over time, I viewed God as angry at me. With arms crossed and looking down from heaven, I was certain he was waiting for me to make a big enough mistake so He could condemn me to an eternity in sting...
Deu 17:14When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations thatareabout me; Deu 17:16 But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the...