I was recently asked a question that I found to be very interesting: “What does the Bible say about Doctors?” which really was directed to a more pointed question, “Is it okay to use doctors, or should God alone be trusted to fix us when our physical bodies fail?” This is a fair question that…
Then Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said: “O LORD God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth” (2 Kings 19:15). God revealed His will for the children of Israel at Mount Sinai. Through Moses,…
There is a great spiritual battle raging in and all around us. “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” The meek and lowly Jesus of Nazareth said these words to His…
There are many serious issues we all must deal with in a lifetime. This is part of living in a physical world with its accompanying limitations and liabilities. I would like to address a specific issue while coming from a perspective of having to live with one of the most heartbreaking things with which parents…
Do you ever feel unfulfilled or, incomplete? “…but I still haven’t found what I’m looking for,” sang Bono in the 1980’s. “As the deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you O God. My soul thirsts for you, O God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?”…
“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist” (Colossians 1:16-17). Meditating on what…
“Rebuke is more effective for a wise man than a hundred blows on a fool” (Proverbs 17:10). Older siblings know better than their younger siblings, so more is expected of them. Parents know better than their children, so more is expected of them. Elders know better than the flock entrusted to them, so more is…
Some of our little girls are quite attracted to the idea of being “princesses” — showing off their shiny tiaras, scepters, and colorful robes while pretending to rule over others. Parents often encourage this type of thinking in their adorable daughters as they see them play the role convincingly, relishing the power and dignity of…
It happened on one of our tours of the Bible Lands some years ago. There is usually very limited rainfall in the Judean desert and down by the Dead Sea, but on this particular day there was an unusually torrential rain. Our tour bus was traveling southward along the west side of the Dead Sea. …
I t would be interesting to know how many generations have reached a certain point that they say, “We live in troubling times.” I imagine that it may have been said by every generation since Adam. It seems that as we mature into adulthood, we are able to have enough history to use our wisdom…