Another idol crumbles. One can hardly turn on the news without hearing about allegations by women claiming decades-old sexual assaults by comedian Bill Cosby. The image of the man once dubbed “America’s dad” is forever tarnished in the public’s eyes. The shock is even greater because Cosby has been one of the few people in the entertainment industry to speak up for high morals and family values. We trusted him. And now, if the accusations are proven true, we are left with the strong impression Continue Reading
Why Can’t I See God’s Purpose In This?
Click To Print: Why Can't I See Gods Purpose 12.03.14 Passage: Isaiah 40 Key Verse: “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable." Isaiah 40:28 A father loses his job. Again. An airplane falls, killing a loved one. A young mother loses her baby. A fire assails a home where a couple and their three young children sleep. The children escape, but their mother Continue Reading
My AJC Column: Blessing the King
Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda, was a devastating storm that assailed the islands with unprecedented strength on Nov. 8, 2013. It is the deadliest typhoon in the area on record, killing over 6,300 people in the Philippines alone. Bodies were still being found two months after landfall. The storm affected approximately 11 million people, leaving a devastating number of homeless families and orphaned children. I remember reading about it, just as I read other news Continue Reading
Is God Calling ME ??
Passage: Isaiah 6:6-8 Key Verse: “Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!” v.8 She was calling the shots that morning. I was ready to check in my suitcase for the flight. After all, the bag’s handle had broken and I wasn’t about to roll it from one end of the airport to the other. “Ok, then, give me the outfit you’re wearing tomorrow and your makeup bag,” she ordered. She went on: “You’re the speaker, not Continue Reading
Our Partnership with Samaritan’s Purse and OCC
“Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’” Matthew 25:37-40 I could barely lift the bags and carry them Continue Reading
When Ordinary People Show Extraordinary Love
Passage: Luke 7:36-50 Key Verse: “For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little.” V.47 She knew she wasn’t welcome, but she went in anyway. Her long hair, once carefully braided with flashy jewels, fell freely in front on her body. Her face, once adorned with color and shimmer, now clean and bright. She stepped into the room with careful resolve as she spotted him from afar. She would never Continue Reading
