Among millions of faces, a young, nameless man sees the face of a young woman. In that moment a spark of chemistry sets them on a course of action that will result in the birth of a child. Is this a coincidence? As Naomi stands surveying the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
You could say, "I married a person who is so bad that she deserves hell." Yet then, so did she! True marital harmony is found in your understanding of your need for grace. You can't do it. You will mess it up. You need grace. If you look at...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Surrounded by the joy of harvest time, evidence of the Lord's kindness, Naomi evaluates the character of God. Yet her evaluation is not kind. How has she arrived at the point where she can be seeing God's kindness with her own eyes yet fail to see...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
God's view of submission is not the dog-tired idea that is parodied and avoided in our world. Submission is beautiful and powerful. It has been said that the best thing you can do for your children is to love your wife or husband. Yet there is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
She has faced a crushing decade. Having escaped from hooligans and drought, she now faces desperation of another kind. Her husband has died. Her two sons have died. She is stranded in emptiness in a foreign country. Yet even though she has lived...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Driven from their home by hooligans, fleeing from the threat of death, a man makes a desperate decision. He will do what is wrong in order to preserve his family. Here we begin to uncover a series of events through which people's frailty and God's...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Some people ask questions about the church; questions that at first may seem silly. Yet they are good questions. One such question is this, "Is your church Spirit filled?" There are many opinions that may pose as answers, all based on differing...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Are you living on purpose? Or are you wandering aimlessly, letting life happen to you? Living deliberately requires the engagement of hands, head and heart. What is the only option left to a person who is not living deliberately? He must find ways...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
How distressing to see a person borrow an item of value, and they abuse it. Of utmost importance is the gift of life God has given each person. It is possible, even with a gift of such value, to squander it; leaving streams of moments to leak away...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
There is nothing that could be added to Christ in order to make His salvation more secure. Rather, attempting to add to Christ is to secure one's destruction. Moreover, this temptation is not unique to new believers. Paul shows that even Peter the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
