Suffering
Suffering: the state of being in great trouble, misery, or agony. We can point to suffering and blame it on this broken world. We can equally point to suffering and insist it’s a consequence due to sin or poor choices. This leads to the question, is the Lord using circumstances to teach us a lesson or to accomplish […]
Persistent Prayer
When you need guidance in your life, just ask God. He will give you wisdom when you ask. All you need to do is believe! Hebrews 11:6 tells us that anyone who comes to God must believe that He is God and that He will reward those who diligently seek Him. If you have a […]
Roots
Those of us who enjoy roasted carrots sprinkled with sea salt can appreciate that these are simply roots. Otherwise, we don’t think much about roots. They are underground, out of sight. We see the obvious but not always what’s behind the scenes. A friend had her mind rooted in the underground when she made it […]
It’s About Time
Have you ever wondered why The Eternal (timeless) God decided to put us – temporarily – in a world full of time constraints? Ecclesiastes reinforces the fact that our lives are a series of changes and seasons when it says, “there is a time for every purpose under heaven.” We are sometimes caught in the […]
Net Worth
When a movie star dies, we often see published reports of their Net Worth. I admit to falling for this click bait out of curiosity, as if it serves as a final summation of the value of that person’s life. We are also intrigued when we see the ongoing jockeying of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, […]