Blog
When God Can, But Doesn’t
We Christians like to talk about how God can do anything He wants, and He can! God can perform any miracle, stop any calamity. We love to see it when God unleashes His power in a wonderful way! But sometimes we have a problem when God restrains His power. God can make...
Believing Jesus
In the two and three year old class yesterday, the teacher was talking about the paralyzed man whose friends let him down through a roof to get to Jesus. These men believed so certainly that Jesus would help. As an example of how much they believed, the teacher looked...
Personal Cost
When you get something for free it's nice, but you often treat it like it was free. It cost you nothing so you're likely to treat it like it's worth nothing. But when you buy something, especially if it's expensive, you're more likely to take care of it because you...
Calibrating the Conscience
Ah, the conscience. It's that voice telling you right from wrong, the tug on your heart and mind keeping you on the correct path. Everyone has one, yet not everyone behaves morally. Why? Because your conscience has degrees of sensitivity. If you constantly ignore your...
Stewardship: Stuff That Isn’t Yours
A steward is someone chosen and allowed to manage someone else's resources, someone who gets to use someone else's stuff on their behalf. A steward is responsible for the proper use of things that do not belong to him, even though he might get to use these things as...
Slow Miracles
When I think of a miracle, I typically think of something good instantaneously happening that normally wouldn't have. I think of something exciting, and maybe even last minute. I think of the miracles Jesus did when healing people. Most of those happened instantly,...