Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and under a just God, can not long retain it.
01812 – Survival: a Gift & a Charge
The friend standing next to me at the firing predictor was torn to pieces by the bomb that left me unscathed. That night I cried out to God for the first time: "My God, where are you?" And the question "Why am I not dead too?" has haunted me ever since. Why are you...
01808 – The Gospel is Not Just in the Bible Alone
God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars.
01804 – Making God in Our Own Image?
Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is and adjust our lives accordingly. We insist upon trying to modify Him and bring Him nearer to our own image.-------------------------------------Gender-neutral version: Much...
01801 – Hiding from God?
Religion is the safest place to hide from God.
01799 – What God Might Do
A man was shipwrecked on an island where no one else lived. He laboriously gathered some material from the island and built himself a crude house. One day he was away from the house when he saw smoke rising from that direction. He rounded a bend and, to his horror,...
01798 – Fear of Abandonment
Our deepest fear is that we will be abandoned, left alone. When Christ-followers say, "God be with you" or "Peace be with you," they are speaking directly to something primal, addressing one another's fear with strong reminders of God's abiding presence.
01793 – Seeing the Face of God
And when she wanted to see the face of God, she didn't look up and away; she looked into the eyes of the person sitting next to her. Which is harder. Which is better.
01792 – Noticing God’s Handiwork
I think it annoys God if you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice.
01785 – We Wait; God Waits
While we are waiting for God's intervention, God is waiting for our collaboration.