Contrasts. They’re everywhere. The bare trees, yellow grass, and dark skies of winter are eventually followed by the sunny, green days of summer featuring full, leafy trees and colorful flowers. A majestic mansion on a hill outside your hometown versus an old, dilapidated shack in a neighborhood where no one cares. A smelly garbage heap …
Sometimes I struggle with prayer. I attempt to pray for our nation—against the corruption, lies, open borders, sexual sins. But after a few minutes, I find I can’t pray any longer because the burden becomes so hard to bear, so arduous. “Lord, our country has gone so wrong, so quickly.” And what good does my …
Genesis chapter two tells the story of how God planted a garden in the “east” for the first people to ever live on earth, Adam and Eve. God named it the Garden of Eden. I would imagine it was a lush paradise that supplied the inhabitants’ every need. The Bible tells us God placed all …
Even after becoming a Christian, I hated to approach my pastor. He had much better things to do than talk to me. (In my opinion, not his.)If you think I’m exaggerating my feelings, I’m not. But praise God, things changed when the Lord made a few adjustments to my thinking. First, He impressed upon …
