I am part of a 365 Bible Challenge study group. We were finishing up the Job section recently. Among the group’s members there was a conversation by one who had felt persecuted by some individuals in her workplace. She was asked … Read More
When I was a pre-schooler and in primary grades during the late 50’s and early 60’s my best friend, Beth Palmer, and I would roller skate together. Her home was in a busy downtown area and had no sidewalk readily … Read More
I often hear Christian friends refer to certain difficult circumstances in their lives as “spiritual battle” or a “spiritual attack”. They seem sure that satan is the hand behind their difficulties. Yet, we also know that nothing can come against … Read More
Pogo was right. “We have met the enemy and he is us.” Matthew 16:13-28 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that the Son of man is?” 14 And … Read More
May 30, 2004 A Pentecost meditation: God (and therefore Christ and the Holy Spirit) was, is, and will ever be the same. How then can I understand what is written in the Word in a way that is compatible with … Read More
Sometimes one has enemies; other times one is viewed as the enemy by others. Rev. Ron Carpenter has written about the necessity of enemies in a book of the same name, “The Necessity of Enemies.” He shows how individuals not only … Read More