Where the money is going to come from

Do you ever wonder where the money is going to come from when you’ve reached the end of your money and you still have needs to meet? The answer is from God. God tells us He will provide for our…

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2013 If I decided how my day were to go, I would never write in “crisis.” I would never write, “Get sick” here or “Have my tire go flat” there, or “Have this unexpected disaster take place.”…

A Real Place

THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013 “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” –Matthew 10:28 The word “hell” is one…

Journey to the Cross

This was God’s plan which he had made long ago; he knew all this would happen. —Acts 2:23 (NCV) Jesus died . . . on purpose. No surprise. No hesitation. No faltering. You can tell a lot about a person by the…

The Present-Tense Christ

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. — Hebrews 13:8 “I am God’s Son” — John 10:36 (NCV) “I am the resurrection and the life” — John 11:25 “I am the way, and the truth, and the life”…

This is Love

It has been a long day. Jerusalem is packed with Passover guests, most of whom clamor for a glimpse of the Teacher. The spring sun is warm. The streets are dry. And the disciples are a long way from home.…

What matters most

Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” —…

Work of Eternal Significance

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. — 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NKJV) A day at the practice range can be the…

This is Why He Came

While [Jesus] was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee. — Luke 17:11 (NASB) If you study the New Testament, I hope you’ll begin to note that time and again it says something like, “While…