Why Does God Allow Evil to Exist?
In September of 2004, we were traveling in England. A horrific news story began to unfold. Armed Chechen separatists took over a school in a town...
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Why Did Jesus Die? Understanding the Gospel
The core belief of the Christian faith is that one man died for all. Christian faith is centered around the cross, the wooden structure on which...
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How to Resolve Conflict in a Relationship | A Biblical Way
In our small church group, the other night, we read words from the book of James in the Bible about what causes quarrels. I will share them in a...
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Psalm 34:4 God Delivered Me From All My Fears
I am convinced that underneath every negative emotion or behavior is first of all fear. That is why I treasure Psalm 34 so much, especially verse 4...
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How Do You Live by Faith in Hard Times?
William Carey was known as the “Father of Modern Missions.” He went to India to minister but during his first years there, everything...
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How to Cope Spiritually With Feeling Left Out
Years ago, I watched a sermon given by Dr. Billy Graham, in which he used a few lines from a psalm as his text. He was talking about the loneliness...
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Two Verses Tell Me What’s Most Important
Where do you get your inspiration? For me, deep thoughts come while walking on a nature trail, in devotion time with coffee before the dawn, and...
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What is the Secret Place in Psalm 91?
Last week, I wrote a post called How and Why Should I Study the Bible? In this post, I want to share a reading from the Bible, to demonstrate some...
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How and Why Should I Study the Bible?
I was struck by a line in a Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz book called Knowing the Bible 101. (This book has a 5 star rating on Amazon, by the way). In...
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Finding Healing After You’ve Been Betrayed
I recently interviewed a guest for my podcast, Rooted by the Stream. The conversation will air Jan. 19. I had heard my guest tell her story once...
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Praying for Healing of the Sick | How to Pray
On Christmas Eve 2020, a friend of mine called me. “My brother’s so very sick,” he said. Sudden multiple, life threatening cancer...
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7 Spiritual Ways to Cope With Failure – Bouncing Back in Life
A Disney worker spoke with a tv anchor recently. She had lost her hotel job with the theme park. Her husband had also been furloughed from Disney....
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How Can I Have Hope at Christmas?
A lot is being written now about having a happy Christmas despite current, very challenging circumstances. For example, much is being said about...
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Church Attendance Strengthens Emotional Health
When I was in my early 20s, I was attending college, but not church…not so much. Raised in the church, like too many other young adults, I had...
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Coping with Difficult Feelings During Holidays
Are you listening to Christmas music in your car, if you have one, or in your home? I love that moment around Thanksgiving when I find the Christmas...
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Embracing Your Season in Life | Four Spiritual Seasons of Life
My father, a Naval officer, used to say, “Red at night, sailor’s delight. Red in the morning sailor’s warning.” I realized...
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How to Become Courageous and Fearless
Most people are aware of the story of David and Goliath – even if they haven’t read the Bible. David, scarcely more than a boy, killed a...
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What Does it Mean to Have Integrity?
One day, many years ago, I was driving on the beltway around my city and a white car came alongside me and then went slightly ahead. I had a chance...
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I Feel So Disappointed | How to Overcome Disappointment
As I write this, it is four days after the national election. The President appears to be losing too much ground to be able to contest the election,...
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What To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up
Monday morning I had a bit of a melt down. I was trying to record an online teaching for a ministry with which I have taught before. They had just...
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