"And there was a woman in the crowd who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal from many doctors through the years and had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she was worse. She had heard about...
In last week's lesson on faith from the Hebrews 11:31, we learned that faith sometimes requires that we go against family and friends, pastors and teachers; faith sometimes requires that we sit back and do nothing, or that we do something that seems silly and...
This past December I received a disturbing email from someone on the other side of the world. His message was filled with pain. Almost fifty and never married, he had been sharing his home with his mother whom he loved very much. Two months earlier, she had died,...
Throughout this study on Hebrews 11, we have defined faith, we have outlined its importance and its advantages, and we have highlighted several Biblical examples of how faith has worked in the lives of ordinary human beings. We have learned that everyone is allotted a...
"We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised." (Hebrews 6:12) Keeping the faith requires a lot of hard work, especially in our society. In contrast to fifty years ago, churches are faced with...
How much evidence do you need to prove a fact? Put the emphasis on the word, ‘you’, and read the question again and you will be surprised at the answer. Most people seem to believe that black holes exist in the universe. These holes are said to be so dense that...
“For [if we are] in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith activated and energized and expressed and working through love.” (Galatians 5:6 AMP) Love is true affection for God and man growing out of God’s love for and...
In last week's lesson on faith, we learned that faith is grown through the use of a two-fold process: First we must meditate upon the Word of God; and secondly, we must put to practice what we've learned through the trials that ultimately will come our way. In...
My dogs sure are teaching me a lot. Rudy, the dog that joined our family just about a year ago is part yellow lab and part white German Shepard. He is pure white and his heart is pure also. He was shot as a puppy and we paid a lot of money to have his jaw fixed and to...
My Grandfather used to have an interesting expression, that I'm sure many of you have also heard: "The only two things certain in life is death and taxes!" Seems like kind of a pessimistic outlook on life, but in all reality, when we look at our lives around us,...