The minor prophet Haggai quoted this phrase in chapter 1 verse five. He said, “Consider your ways?” Modern day, with all that’s going on in our inner circle as well as across the Pond, this phrase means, reflect seriously open your affairs, whether they are consistent with the reason of things that are happening around […]
Talking to and with a number of pastoral and ministry leaders around the country over the past several months, during the Covid-19 pandemic, it was obvious that the central theme of our conversations was, “How badly [statistical wise], have we missed the mark/opportunity to fulfill the mandate given by the Apostle Paul – whom I […]
Q: Can YOU explain in layman’s term: Why God permit bad things to happen to good people? A: Thanks for the question. First, let’s answer the last part of this question: who are these so-called ‘good people?’ If I remembered correctly in my undergrad course, Introduction to the Bible, there’s none good but God! In […]
GOD WITH US! Many people see Christmas as a time to think of the baby Jesus in a manger. And in a humbling manner, there’s nothing wrong with that thought process: but the central truth of the Christmas story is this: God wrapped Himself in human flesh as an infant, in a manger. So, this […]
We are COMMANDED by Almighty God to “Rejoice Always!” Elsewhere in the Bible (particularly Philippians 4:4), we are commanded to “Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.” In order for us to “rejoice always,” we must first, do what is commanded of us in verse 17, “pray without ceasing.” When we learn […]