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Within the last few weeks, there have been several, horrendous tragedies. Our reactions to these events depend on the value we place on human life. How much is a human being worth? $100? $100,000? $1 Million? $10 Million? $1 Billion? ???? Can you replace a human being? The obvious answer to these questions is that human beings are invaluable. Meaning, …
Have your ever been told to do something that did not make any sense? What if God told you to marry a prostitute? Would you do it? When I was a young teenager we had evangelism conferences at our church every year. I remember one night the speaker preached through the story of Hosea. He told the story in such …
Have you heard the phrase, “ Actions speak louder than words?” Unfortunately this is the hardest part of our lives. Our actions leave a legacy behind that impacts others. If you are anything like me it is easy to talk especially this time of year as we make our New Year resolutions. Dreams are grand but actions are few. Talk …
Every year we all make resolutions to make our lives better. We accomplish some resolutions and others we don’t. If you are anything like me, you make several resolutions every New Year: – Be a better person – Grow more in my faith – And my favorite – get in better shape – And many more But every year no …
Are trials caused by our sin? How can I get through my trial? Is God with me? How we see our trials is important to our attitude going through a trial. Here is a question that is often asked when talking about a tragedy or trial that someone is going through. Are trials caused by our sin? There are actually …
Our world is full of murder, crime, sickness, and death. Amidst all of the chaos and death people are asking, Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people? This is a question that we must all wrestle with. On Wednesday there was another mass shooting attack. Many people are losing their lives and their families being destroyed. …
In the last 2 months there have been many deaths. I do not remember another stretch of time when there were more deaths of younger people. Why has there been so much death and so much evil? Shortly after my brother-in-law passed away, I found out that 2 of my friends lost their child to miscarriage in the last few …
This past week has been painful to watch. Death and destruction is constantly finding it’s way to the center of our news. Can joy be found? It is hard to find a way to be happy when pain is all we see. James 1:2 “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds 3. for you know …
Our hearts and prayers go out to all families and people in Paris and Kenya. Last weeks attacks were atrocious and unconscionable. These attacks have caused many to think and respond in different ways. All are praying for Paris and Kenya. But with that, many Christians have been perplexed at what their response should be. Should we pray for our …
The word legacy is often thrown around in grandeur without much thought behind the meaning of the word. For many people across the world the meaning lines up with the Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s definition. But how do Christians view this subject? I started thinking a lot about this subject after my brother-in-law passed away. A Facebook group was started for the …
