     It is common today for people to get angry with God. It is the preferred voice of many when speaking of or to the Supreme Being. The world is filled with suffering and pain, and we insist on an explanation from God. We are the judge and jury, and God is the defendant; and […]
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   (…continued) Four years later, Cleo’s husband John died.  John was a believer, but wasn’t one to talk much about his faith.  He wasn’t like Cleo.  He didn’t have anything picked out for his funeral, and we did not have long discussions about God’s love and promises.  He and Cleo went to church together,
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   Cleo was dying of cancer.  She was still strong enough to come to church and go to appointments, but the doctors had told her there was nothing more they could do.  The cancer would soon end her life.  She was 66 years old and her husband had just retired.  They had lots of
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Matthew 8:23-27 — Jesus got into the boat and his disciples followed him.  Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.  The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”  He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?”  Then he got
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Adapted from The Person Reborn by Paul Tournier, 1966, pages 201-201. ——————————-     The value of a human life does not lie in the “rights of man,” a fundamental concept of modem individualism. Rather, our rights come from God, who has given us our lives, and to whom we are accountable.     The concept of
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ABOVE: “FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND”    This well known reading is not from the Bible, but it is certainly consistent with what the Bible says about how God carries us in our “times of trial and suffering.” This can be seen in the following verses: Deuteronomy 1:31 —  In the wilderness you saw how
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Matthew 6:25-34 Â — Â (Jesus said), “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Â Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Â Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or
By William Willimon    After a devastating hurricane, all of the power had been out for the past three days. It was hot, humid, and miserable during the day. But it was frightening at night. Rumors were that there had been much looting. Robberies had taken place because there was no electricity, no way
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By Lee Strobel, in The Case for Miracles, 2018.    In Equatorial Africa, far from pharmacies and hospitals, a woman died in childbirth, leaving behind a grieving two-year-old daughter and a premature baby in danger of succumbing to the chill of the night. With no incubator, no electricity, and few supplies, the newborn’s life
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Seattle Seahawks Linebacker Derick Hall was born at 23 weeks. He had no heartbeat and doctors gave him a one percent chance of survival. But his mom refused to take him off life support. Now he is a Super Bowl champion. After the victory, Derick Hall reflected on the moment using a word that has
