Faith

A former pastor of mine said, “God has many dysfunctional children.” I include myself in that category. I have struggles, hurts, and a tendency to say and do wrong things, that the Bible calls a sin nature. At times I am sure I really try God’s patience. Often I have ...

The words were out of my mouth before I even realized it. Complaints, grumbles, grouchiness. One unkind word led to another, each bringing with it a cascade of bitterness and resentment. In the midst of my tirade, I realized my husband was being very quiet, and in that moment of ...

It’s a fact. Jesus had numerous encounters with the devil—some more heated than others. But the temptation in the wilderness had to be one of the biggest showdowns ever. Satan thought it was acceptable to tempt Jesus and doubt His character. Two things can be said about Jesus and Lucifer ...

There is an old hymn that has this memorable line in it:” He gave His life what more could He give?” This is the eternal question what more could God give? He gave Jesus Christ His only Son on Calvary for us. There is no greater gift God could have ...

Many of the old hymns we find such comfort in today came from the experience of great tragedy and loss in the lives of their composers. Feelings of discouragement and even despair were poured out in the words of their music, but so also were feelings of comfort and contentment ...