Category: God
The Ultimate “No-win Situation”
The little house was hopelessly surrounded. Innumerable soldiers with unimaginably powerful weapons prevented any hope of successful resistance or escape. Their Commander stood confidently and patiently, waiting for the barricaded rebel to show his face. After many days, a small, unarmed man strode out of the...
When God Says, “However . . .
A curious event in Genesis 48 demonstrates how God’s work in us is never really over. Joseph was about 60 years old, and his father, Jacob, was dying. As was the custom, Jacob called for Joseph’s two sons so he could bestow the patriarchal blessing upon...
What Does Luck Have to Do with It?
Joni Eareckson Tada is one of the most gracious and effective Christians in the world. She has lived with the results of a diving accident that broke her neck during her teen years. At 50 she continues to radiate Christ to a listening world. Joni is...
The Mighty Hand of God
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God (1 Peter 5:6) “God is spirit” (John 4:24). He has no hands. “Hand” is anthropomorphic language, used to describe something not human as having human form or attributes. God’s “hand” is the power He possesses and uses...
The Eyes of God and The Sins of Men
It is a well-known fact that crime increases when it is dark and decreases when there is adequate lighting. A burglar is not as likely to break into a car parked on the street in broad daylight as he is at 2:00 AM. The reason is...
Understanding God
God is Perfect We might describe our mother as “a good person.” We might say that an honest judge is “a just man.” But only God is perfectly good and perfectly just. All human beings, even those we admire and trust, are, by nature, imperfect, “for...
Understanding Providence (article in two parts)
Meticulous Providence “Providence” is a theological term describing God’s ruling and governing of His creation. “Meticulous” providence depicts God as ordering and directing everything—every detail in the universe. In Ephesians 1:11 we are told that God “works all things according to the counsel of His will.”...
When God Gives Up
In an exchange, there is always something gained and something lost. On my recent trip to Israel this meant that I had to surrender my dollars to gain shekels. If I wanted to buy souvenirs and Turkish coffee, the money had to be changed. One of...
God Regretted But Does Not Regret
Bible reading isn’t for the fainthearted. There are complexities and difficulties in most books that can leave us scratching our heads and asking, “Now why did God say it that way?” or “It sure would have been nice if that verse came with some inspired footnotes!”...
Global Warming: The Great Understatement
According to widely publicized scientific studies, the carbon emissions from cars, power plants, and factories are causing our planet to lose its protective layer of atmospheric ozone. This loss is enabling more and more of the sun’s rays to penetrate, which in turn is gradually heating...
