When Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990, the world was outraged. On January 17, 1991, a coalition of 42 nations invaded Iraq in order to beat the Iraqis back into Baghdad. The people in Arabian lands have come a long way from the days of camels and tents. But Saddam wasContinue reading “SHOCK AND AWE: the Lord in Heaven Laughs. Psalm 2.”
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HOPE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO “QUALITY OF LIFE.” Ephesians 3:10.
Joni asks hard questions—What about the quadriplegic on a ventilator? What about that person who can communicate only by blinking? How do you respond to an Alzheimer’s diagnosis? What hope is left when disease has spread and pain is increasing? Why hang on? What about those who live their entire lives trapped inside bodies andContinue reading “HOPE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO “QUALITY OF LIFE.” Ephesians 3:10.”
FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS. Esther 4:13-16.
One day, there may come a moment when it’s all on the line—when the fate of the world, or your future, or your family—turns on a single decision. Have you ever faced such a moment? One day, you just might. May God bless you and give you the courage, faith, and obedience to do theContinue reading “FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS. Esther 4:13-16.”
Forgiving is Easy When You See God’s Hand.
When Joseph insists on keeping the “thief” Benjamin as his slave, Judah asks to take his place: “My father’s life is wrapped up with the boy’s life. When he sees that he is not with us, he will die…. Now please let your servant [Judah] remain here as my lord’s slave in place of theContinue reading “Forgiving is Easy When You See God’s Hand.”
WHY DID GOD CHOOSE ABRAM? Genesis 12:1-3
We don’t know. But look at what He says in Genesis 12— “Now the LORD said to Abram, ‘Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father’s house, to the land which I will show you, and I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and makeContinue reading “WHY DID GOD CHOOSE ABRAM? Genesis 12:1-3”
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