Once upon a time a teenager discovered she was missing a piece of jewelry. After searching for it for several hours to no avail, she accused her father of taking it. She had no evidence he took it, but she…
Does confession lead to prosperity?
Have you ever gone through a difficult period of time and wished there was a magic formula to make the pain go away? Did you wonder if there was a sin in your life that was causing the pain and…
How to Overcome Despair
There once was a man who suffered money and health problems. His problems were so bad he lost all hope and became convinced things would never get better. Do you relate to this despair? Are you without hope? Do you…
How can a good God allow an innocent person to suffer?
Once upon a time a young child was stricken with cancer. The doctors tried everything to cure her cancer, but after suffering several years through multiple rounds of chemotherapy and numerous surgeries, the young child died. Many people hear that…
What is man that God magnifies us?
Think about what you don’t see in a picture of the earth. You don’t see any man-made objects. The largest man-made objects ever created are so tiny and insignificant compared to the earth, they don’t even show up on a picture of…
Is suffering caused by sin?
2,000 years ago, Jesus walked by a man who had been blind since birth and his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind? ”Think about the assumption behind that question.…
Why is life given to those who suffer?
4,000 years ago there was a man named Job who had a good life. He was wealthy and respected, and the pleasures of his life outweighed any suffering he had to endure. But then he lost everything, including his children…
How to comfort the afflicted
Do you ever feel inadequate because you don’t know what to say to someone who is hurting? Have you considered that maybe you don’t need words, that perhaps there is a different or better way to comfort the afflicted? There…
How to deal with health problems
Cancer: no one wants to hear that word out of their doctor’s mouth. Cancer is elusive, persistent, dangerous, and life threatening. But what if our doctor tell us we have cancer? Or what if we have some other health problem?…
What should we do when children die?
One of the most painful tasks of life is when parents have to bury their children, because the normal course of life is that parents are buried by their children. When parents have to bury their children, particularly if the…