Adversity
When life is very hard, seems to follow no discernable pattern, God is silent and we hurt inside, the challenge is to continue telling our self that God is good, that He is using our life to manifest His goodness and that He will bring our lives to a satisfying conclusion when He is ready. [...]
“Whatever you would make habitual, practice it; and whatever you would not make a thing habitual, do not practice it, but habituate yourself to something else.”
– Epictetus (first century, A.D.)
The Message of First Peter Peter’s Readers In the first book that carries his name, Peter writes as an apostle of Jesus Christ and he writes to believers who have been scattered all over the Roman Empire by persecution. When you read all of the names of the places where these churches existed, it reminds [...]
It has been Christmas day for 43 minutes by my clock. The children have long been asleep and Santa Claus has made his way down and back up our chimney, bringing presents to our 4 precious charges. This year I think we made progress with them by emphasizing the birth of our Savior more than [...]
I wrote and posted this article in March of this year and decided that it was worth reposting i these difficult times. Many of my friends and even family members have lost jobs and are unemployed. Their job situation will not hinder God from providing their every need. Questions: What does the bible say about [...]
Desires & Hurdles Our natural tendency it seems is to wish that life was easy, without problems, and where we get everything we want without a struggle. That sounds a lot like heaven to me or like the images I have in my mind about heaven. I am not sure that even heaven will be [...]
During times of economic difficulty and job loss, depression numbers grow, especially among the male population. Whenever circumstances around us are in a downturn, it causes many to feel down inside. As we lose confidence about the future, we can believe that our chances for advancement are lessened. When we base our future on human [...]
What is Stress? Stress is caused by anxious and fearful reactions to difficult circumstances. Difficult situations come when we take on adult responsibilities that hold increasing importance to us. During a normal American childhood, our responsibilities are limited. We are responsible to make our grades, clean up our room and perhaps a few chores [...]
After the presidential election, I wrote several articles in response to the results. I consider the election of a president who believes in socialism to be a form of adversity. It is in our adversities that God is most easily seen. When He allows our circumstances to outstrip our human abilities, we are forced to [...]
In the last article I shared my one-year commitment to pray for our political leaders, America’s pastors, providential circumstances and a positive response to the message of Christ. I asked that others join me in this commitment and share the mission. I want to thank those who e-mailed their promise to pray with me. We [...]
