Psalm 4 – Feel God’s peace even when things are bad
Christians talk about God's peace. Do things need to be going well in order to feel that peace? Or can we feel God's peace when things start to improve? Or, would you believe, can we feel His peace even if nothing's changed about our situation at all? ...
Psalm 3 – God is there when we need Him
God is there when we need Him. And for true Christians, who honestly try to follow Jesus, He's with us all the time. We might not feel like it. But He is ...
Psalm 2 – We make our relationship with God so difficult
We make our relationship with God so difficult. But it really shouldn't be. We must make a choice for God or not. You really can't sit on the fence with God ...
Why do bad things happen to good people?
Why do bad things happen to good people? I know this is a question that gets asked a lot. Especially when bad things happen to people that someone thinks are good ...
Psalm 1 – delight is in the law of the LORD
Ps 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. I really wondered about this concept a lot last year. The part about meditating on it day and night. The question is whether there's more to life than meditating ...
Peace I leave you – My peace I give you.
Peace I leave you - My peace I give you. That's what Jesus said to His disciples. Sounds like an odd thing to say while He's also telling them that He's going to leave them soon. The disciples had to wonder, how can Jesus leave us His peace when He's ...
Does it help to lift up cancer to Jesus?
What do you do when you have cancer, and it's Christmas, with all sorts of happy joyful people? But hey, is that really the question? Shouldn't it really be, what do you do when you have cancer, and the world goes on? Does it really matter whether or not it's ...
A conversation with Jesus on Christmas
The following is a Christmas conversation with Jesus. Many of us Christians have had this conversation. Maybe not all of it. But certainly, parts of it. Maybe not out loud. But in our heads, almost certainly ...
Old Testament prophecy on Jesus coming as a man
This segment of our look at Advent focuses on Old Testament prophecy on Jesus coming as a man. Well, OK, as a baby. If you've read the earlier articles, you probably noticed that the reference verses are from Philippians. Weird, huh? To me, it's bordering on annoying. How can a ...
Does Jesus want to carry us when times are tough?
Does Jesus want to carry us when times are tough? This question is like those tests where we're supposed to pick the "best" answer. And "yes" is not the best answer! I used to think it was, but I learned that it really isn't. There is one answer that's better - although there ...
