Today I read about someone who once loved the Lord and served him zealously, but now she has walked away and disowned him. I feel so disheartened. I feel sad and frustrated. How does this happen? How do you change your mind about Jesus? How can you come to a place where you no longer need a Savior? If this were a rare isolated incident I could explain away the anomaly, but it seems … 
How are we going to figure out solutions to the prickly problems we face today? How will we resolve the conflicts that threaten to undo us? How will we get through the maze without giving up at so many dead ends? Questions we’re all asking. Before God created the world and everything in it, he must have had a plan—surely! He knew the Fall was coming. He knew that would leave his … 
The rain forecast for today comes as no surprise—it’s April. And we know that April showers bring May flowers. We overlook the nuisance of rain because we delight in landscapes beautified with flowers. And another essential reason—our food supply depends on it. God’s lessons from nature also come as no surprise. “As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and … 
I got up this morning dreading the day. With coffee in hand, I headed to my desk to read the psalms and find solace. I read the first words on the page and tears cascaded down my face. I cried till the Kleenex ran out. Today is one of those days when life hurts. I feel blindsided by people who did not respect me. I feel like God let me down. I feel … 
Jesus came to serve the needy and give his life for them. He reached out to the poor, the sick, the grieving, social outcasts, irrelevant children, destitute widows, flagrant law-breakers, and shamed prostitutes. He extended invitations to the thirsty, the weary, the burdened, the hungry, the lost, the hurting. Are needy people more loved by God? No, but they’re more receptive—they’re ripe and ready. The truth is all people are needy. All people … |