Five Reminders For the Suffering Christian
Since God's purposes are accomplished (something the Bible reiterates again and again), we get hung up on questions like, “Why does God allow others to sin against me?” and “If God can stop evil, why doesn’t He?”
Christian, What Kind of Pastor Do You Truly Want?
True humility is properly ordered. John The Baptist’s humility is seen in the fact that he knew his place, he knew his calling, and he knew that Christ is the reason, end, and goal of everything he had set out to do. Because his priorities were in order that meant that he must decrease, and Christ must increase.
Elders, Love Your Family More Than You Love Your Church
The families of pastors/elders often report feeling forgotten and neglected as their husband and/or father spends a notable amount of his time, energy, and emotions shepherding a church of God’s people. I suspect in most cases the lack of attention towards home isn’t intentional. Responding to a supernatural calling, these men are led to care for the flock God has placed under them. Yet, in their efforts to fulfill their calling, they forsake a primary obligation - even disqualifying themselves.
When the Lord Takes the Child
This is one of the strangest parts for me. How can I miss someone that I never knew? How can I feel such lament over “What could have been”?
The True Christian: Always Joyful, Yet Ever Sorrowful
The strength of the Christian is God alone, for He is our sole hope and joy.
Were Adam and Eve Created Perfect?
There’s a common misnomer applied to Adam and Eve regarding their pre-Fall nature, and you’ve probably heard it before. The statement is that before the Fall, Adam and Eve were “perfect”. Here are two reasons why Adam and Eve were never perfect.
Our Anger Toward Irrational Beings
We never see Jesus getting angry at a donkey, baby, or the office printer. Jesus never kicks the dog. Jesus is not obsessed with His comfort in the ways that we so often are, to our shame.