God is active in this world in ways we do not understand and cannot explain. God’s ways are mysterious, often invisible except in retrospect. We can see where God has been, we can see evidence of his work, but the present activity is difficult to discern with certainty. Faith is depending on the God who …
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Life is difficult; not easy; not fair. In the challenges and turmoil of life, the Psalmist’s affirmation is comforting and secure. God is God, God is good. God’s plan for his people is our eternal glory in Christ. Such often includes suffering in the inequities of this life, but God himself restores and makes strong, …
We depend on God to right wrongs and establish justice in the world. We confidently affirm that he is our God and that he will work good in the lives of his people. God is by nature righteous, and his overwhelming righteousness he desires to share with those who follow him. Disciples who learn the …
Consider these phrases from the song, “As the Deer”. As the deer pants for the water, so my soul longs after you. I want you more than gold or silver. Only you can satisfy. I am glad we sing songs of faith and dependence, because the daily grind of life tends to undo the reality …
I return to Psalm 100 again and again to be reminded of two great truths about God: God is God, God is good. I enjoy other aspects of this short psalm as well, but these two truths are foundational. The short and simplified (simplistic?) version of what Sundays are about for the Christian is to …
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The wording of the prayer caught my ear. “We are thankful that you are God all by yourself.” What a unique way of saying that God doesn’t need any help being God. He has no competition, no equal. In fact, that is what being God is all about. He is the supreme, all powerful, all …
As Jan and I were driving to Michigan recently, we received a phone call as we were near Ft. Wayne, Indiana. An elder in the church we were scheduled to visit (a church where we previously ministered) was calling to say that he had been summoned to the hospital because a dear sister in Christ …
The words are easy to say, often difficult to believe. Our gracious God has brought us to this point in time through whatever difficulties and challenges, mistakes and problems we may have experienced–even those we inadvertently brought upon ourselves. He has promised his presence as he walks beside us into the future. Who are we …
It appears that the controversy over Proposition 8 in California and who can legally be married in the eyes of the laws of our land will have a long life, continuing through a series of appeals and rulings, likely to the U.S. Supreme Court. I applaud those who have worked diligently to make certain that …
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God wants to be recognized and known. In Lystra, Paul and Barnabas declared that God has not left himself without evidence or testimony (Acts 14:17). Paul to the Romans said that God’s invisible qualities are seen in creation (1:19-20). This week, the scientific world is all aflutter again because of “dark flow”, first reported by …
