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Persecution? Hooray!

Yesterday’s Sunday School lesson was an overview of the Beatitudes, with emphasis on persecution. Take a look at Matthew 5:1-12 and Luke 6:20-23. The Beatitudes build on each other, and as you develop them and become more like Christ, you get to graduate and...

A Few Things on Church

The physical gathering of a local body of believers in Christ is very important. If it weren’t, the early Christians wouldn’t have done it so much (under persecution at that!) and it wouldn’t be written in the Bible that we shouldn’t stop doing...

Such Great Love!

Sometimes we don’t think enough about the wondrous beauty of God’s love. Think about it: God gave up His own Son to save our unworthy souls! God’s own Son willingly died to save us from our own nature! God’s own Son didn’t stay dead and...

Good Reminders

You don’t have to prove someone else wrong to do what you know is right. God’s plan is always better than yours. God loves you, even when you’re not sure. “Disappointments are inevitable, but discouragement is a choice.” — Charles...

Disagreement and Love

In life you will find that not every one thinks the same way you do. Not everyone believes the same way you do. Even people who believe and think most of the same things will still differ with you. But that’s okay. Some of these things are just differences in...

Healthy and Unhealthy Fear

With all the uneasiness and fear going on lately, I suppose it’s time to talk about it. We know there are two kinds of fear: the healthy kind and the unhealthy kind. Unhealthy fear is the kind that makes us think and believe the worst, hampering or crippling our...