The story by Hans Christian Andersen about the proud, showy emperor tells the tale of pride getting the best of a ruler who cared only about his outward appearance and the parading of his many beautiful clothes. Then, when he is swindled by two pretend weavers who feign the creating ...
Read More »Is God Silent During Suffering?
Recently my Japanese friend, a missionary in Japan, asked for prayer about her troubled feeling aroused by the movie, Silence, shot in Taiwan by Hollywood director, Martin Scorsese. According to Time Magazine, “Silence is a somber epic about Jesuit priests struggling to keep their faith in violently anti-Christian 17th century Japan”. ...
Read More »I Wonder: What Have We Forgotten About Freedom?
I witnessed a rare thing today! It brought tears of joy to my eyes. The whole world witnessed it as well. I wonder! How many in America realize how rare a thing it is to see this celebration of freedom that took place today with our new president’s inauguration? Few ...
Read More »We Need God To Tell The Difference Between Good and Evil
Without God we do not know goodness, He is the standard by which we determine whether something is good or evil, He alone is the law-giver and informs our morality. That moral code is found only in the Holy Bible. I know a lot of atheists will object to me saying ...
Read More »The Most Important Decision You Will Ever Make
On Christmas Eve, around 7 p.m., I received a frantic phone call from my mother, she informed me that my grandmother had just died. My grandmother lived her 88 years on this earth apart from God, until about four months ago. My grandmother surrendered her life to Jesus Christ in ...
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