Tag Archives: chosen by God

I have often asked myself why I believe, why I have faith in Jesus Christ. What is it that makes me believe and why? I’ve read the Scriptures and a lot of theology. I’ve spent many hours over the years wrestling with the deepest questions and looking into the mysteries ...

Rejection hurts. We want to be a chosen one.  Do you remember gym classes with team captains who chose members?  If you were not athletic, it was a time of humiliation and rejection.  Then, adulthood delivers more opportunities for rejection: looking for a job, losing a job, finding a mate, ...

But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to ...

  Have you ever felt forgotten by God? You may have believed that you were the only one to feel this way.  But for those of us who have given our lives to Him, God promises He will never forget us—for we are engraved on the Palms of His Hands. ...

When it comes to sports and other athletic activities, I might as well be the fat kid at little league.  I am weak, unskilled and uncoordinated.  I can’t throw, kick or catch, unless you count the number of times I’ve successfully stopped the ball with my face.  Is it any ...