Freedom and Morality

Freedom And Morality Next to the Bible, The Training of the Twelve by A.B. Bruce was the most influential book in my life. It was the primary text for the discipleship elective I taught during my years at Talbot School of Theology. Bruce wrote, “Jesus was inaugurating...

God’s Ministry of Rest

God’s Ministry of Rest Moses had no small task ahead of him. He had led the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt, but now he had the overwhelming responsibility of leading them through the wilderness to the Promised Land. God would guide them with a cloud by day and...

God’s Ministry of Darkness

God’s Ministry of Darkness According to Isaiah 50:10,11; obedient servants who fear the Lord may find themselves walking in darkness. Isaiah is not talking about the darkness of sin; he is talking about the darkness of uncertainty. In the light you know who your...

Suffering Draws Us Closer To God

Suffering Draws Us Closer To God Our love for God is compromised when we love the things of this world. Suffering helps to strip away any pretense in our relationship with God. It weans us from all that is not God so that we might learn to love our Heavenly Father for...

Suffering Builds Character

Suffering Builds Character Physical pain is necessary for our survival. If you could not feel pain, your body would be covered with scars. Emotional pain is just another form of suffering and necessary for our growth in Christ. Physical, mental and emotional pain need...

Suffering for the Sake of Righteousness

Suffering For the Sake Righteousness Suffering is commonly understood as the consequence of our own sin or the sin of others, which God allows it for the perfecting of our faith. When David sinned, he felt the heavy hand of God in physical and mental suffering (Psalm...

Commitment to Overcome Depression

Commitment to Overcome Depression First, commit yourself to complete recovery. The key to any cure is commitment. That means no excuses for not following through nor blaming someone else. Second, commit yourself to pray first about everything. The tendency of the...

Growing Through Trials

Growing Through Trials In the heat of battle, it pays to stand back and put everything in perspective. Will this matter for eternity? What are the long-term consequences? Where is God, and what is He trying to accomplish? That is what Paul is addressing in Rom. 5:1-5....

The Elijah Complex

The Elijah Complex Elijah was a “man of God.” He had just witnessed the power of God displayed against the prophets of Baal. When Jezebel heard of it, she responded, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life...

Surviving the Crisis

Surviving the Crisis Since we all experience losses in our lives, we need to learn how to accept what we cannot change and grow through the crisis. How well we handle any crisis is determined by how we process three mental constructs. The first is permanence. The...

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