Dangers Of Wealth

Wealth can tempt us to deny our dependence on God. Jesus told the rich ruler in Matthew 19:21-22, “if you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” But when the...

God’s Choice and Our Will

There’s much confusion about “predestination” – the biblical term meaning “to determine before, to foreknow, to elect.” Let me try and explain this very difficult concept. From time to time, we all get calls from people trying to sell us something over the...

Suffering in Silence

In Mark 9:42, Jesus said, “If you give one of these simple, childlike believers a hard time, bullying or taking advantage of their simple trust, you’ll soon wish you hadn’t. You’d be better off dropped in the middle of the lake with a millstone around your neck.”...

Can You Pass the Test

The civic group, Rotary International has what’s called, “The 4-Way Test” of the things we think, say or do. Before a member thinks, says or does something that may affect another, we must ask ourselves: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build...