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Why?
Read: Job 13:14-28
Why do you turn away from me? (v. 24)
Sipping tea at a café, I saw two women sit down at different tables. One, young and attractive, was downing a drink topped with a mountain of whipped cream. Shopping bags sat at her feet like obedient pets. The other, about the same age, gripped a walking stick as she moved…
God’s Answers
T here are some famous lines that read something like this, when we pray God always answers us. Sometimes his answer is "no," sometimes it's "wait," and sometimes it's "yes." But whatever His answer is, it is always the right one for us! Sometimes however, we need more than an “yes” or “no” answer from God – we need an explanation,…
Why Christians Doubt
Amemorable television commercial said, “When E. F. Hutton speaks, people listen.” That’s the way I feel about Herb Vander Lugt.
Now in his eighties, Herb has been an enormous source of information and inspiration for us. As a thoughtful student of Scripture and loving pastor of many churches, Herb has also read voluminously and widely with an uncanny ability to remember…
Happy Teacher's Day 2023!
Teacher's play a special part in not just teaching subjects and lessons to kids, but in making them who they are. They bring out their God given gifts and abilities and inspire them to their fullest potential. As you read this special article on how one teacher made an undeniable impact in the life of a special child we hope…
He shall glorify Me. John 16:14
The pietistic movements of to-day have none of the rugged reality of the New Testament about them; there is nothing about them that needs the Death of Jesus Christ, all that is required is a pious atmosphere, and prayer and devotion. This type of experience is not supernatural nor miraculous, it did not cost…
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48
Our Lord’s exhortation in these verses is to be generous in our behaviour to all men. In the spiritual life beware of walking according to natural affinities. Everyone has natural affinities; some people we like and others we do not like. We must never let those…
Yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. Romans 6:13-22
I cannot save and sanctify myself; I cannot atone for sin; I cannot redeem the world; I can not make right what is wrong, pure what is impure, holy what is unholy. That is all the sovereign work of God. Have I faith in what Jesus Christ has done? He…
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Romans 8:16
John Sowers in his book Fatherless Generation writes that “No generation has seen as much voluntary father absence as this one with 25 million kids growing up in single-parent homes.” In my own experience, if I’d bumped into my father on the street, I wouldn’t have…
Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. Matthew 6:1
For Christopher, a physically disabled veteran, everyday activities had become more challenging, took longer to finish, and increased his pain. Still, he did his best to serve his wife and child. Passersby would see him using a push-mower to cut his lawn…
But now your kingdom must end, for the Lord has sought out a man after His own heart. The Lord has already appointed him . . . because you have not kept the Lord’s command.
1 Samuel 13:14
Argh . . . I’m no longer perfect.” I groaned inwardly. The realization struck me when we replaced our home television with…
For a child is born to us . . . and he will be called: Wonderful Counsellor (v.6). Isaiah 9:1-7
In the well-loved comic strip, Lucy sets up her makeshift office and advertises that she will dispense advice for a small charge. Then Charlie Brown approaches and tells her how he feels overlooked and unimportant. When he finishes describing his sense…
Reverence
How Can We Cultivate a Spirit of Reverence in Today's World?
Nobody is perfect! Our sin taints us and our human nature makes us feel lesser about ourselves. But the way towards achieving satisfaction in one's oneself is reverence - Reverence towards God. Every worldview emphasises the importance of reverence for God as a means of spiritual growth and morality. But…
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The Spirit’s Work Within
Read: Acts 4:13-37
We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard (v.20).
One day, I noticed my bird feeder hanging in the distance and remembered it had been some time since I’d refilled it. Walking over and reaching for the refill cap, I stopped as I noticed the interior of the feeder had been taken over by…
The Failure Wall
Read: Matthew 4:1-11
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil (v.1)
The book Ulysses by James Joyce is often hailed as a masterpiece of modern fiction, but to some it’s a strange if not wholly incomprehensible book. Joyce himself was considered odd as well. His preferred writing position was to lie down…
