Commentary

What Is God Like?

When the young man first learned about Jesus, he couldn't fully understand or appreciate what God was like, and what He’d done for him. He didn’t know how God could love him after all the terrible sins he’d committed, even denying God’s existence.No one can fully understand God.

Thinking Out Loud

After Stephanie's 13-year-old son Eric died of Ewing’s sarcoma in 2004, she was lost in a sea of grief. Her days were long, unstructured, monotonous. She barely left her home.

Along the road

The young man walked slowly along the highway. He carried a backpack which was loaded with what could have been all his possessions. Although it was morning, sweat was already trickling down his face. The hot summer sun created shimmers on the highway ahead of him.

The Frustration of Not Knowing What To Write or Say

The Frustration of Not Knowing What To Write or SaySomeone close to you is trying to cope with a death in the family. Your pen is poised to write a warm personal note inside a carefully chosen sympathy card. But your brain freezes. Your mind is more sterile than a modern day operating room.
“Never, Never, Never Give Up”

“Never, Never, Never Give Up”

“Never, Never, Never Give Up”

Have you ever watched a volleyball game and witnessed an entire team suddenly duck under the net and join the other team? Gasping for a breath of hope that isn’t there, they had finally thrown up their hands in despair and crossed to the other side of the net.
Hot weather during the old days

Hot weather during the old days

Hot weather during the old days

In May, when school was out, the weather was pleasant and life was enjoyable. As July and August approach, the hot summer days set in and for the most part, it was hard to enjoy the scorching hot days of summer.

What’s on Your Mind?

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, think about these things” (Philippians4: 8). What’s on your mind today?

Thinking Out Loud

Christian apologist Frank Turek asks unbelievers this question: “If Christianity were true, would you become a Christian?” While many unbelievers would not, atheist Lee Strobel did! Lee was an award-winning journalist with the Chicago Tribune.
Seniors are taking responsibility

Seniors are taking responsibility

Seniors are taking responsibility

Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable deficiency of the moneran world, real or imaginary.They know they take responsibility for all they have done and they do not blame others.