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Is it normal for a Christian to feel as stressed out as I do?
by Audrie Goh, Singapore Stress is a normal part of life, experienced universally in response to the troubles and hardships that simply occur. Charles Templeton, a Canadian cartoonist, once said, “Christianity does not remove you from the world and its problems; it makes you fit to live in it, triumphantly and usefully.” Check out this [...]
When God Isn’t Answering Your Prayer: Psalm 77
Where is God when you need Him? Why isn’t He responding to your call? In an excerpt from his book Psalms: Folk Songs of Faith, author Ray Stedman shares insights from Psalm 77 to help those who are struggling with feelings of doubt and disappointment in God. Discover how you can persevere through the silence and allow God to bring you to a place of
unshakeable faith.
10 Reasons to Believe in Life After Death
The belief that Jesus Christ rose from the dead is key to the Christian faith—giving hope and eternal worth to what happens beyond physical death. In this study from 1 Corinthians 15, Herb Vander Lugt explores the resurrection of Christ and its importance to your destiny. Discover life-changing hope that can dismiss the fear of facing death and give you assurance of eternal life through Jesus Christ.
Quaking Aspens
While I was visiting Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, two trees caught my attention. Though the leaves on the surrounding trees were not moving, the leaves of these trees were fluttering with just the slightest hint of a breeze. I pointed them out to my wife, and she told me they were called quaking aspens. I was struck by the visual effect of those shaking leaves. While all the other trees appeared calm and steady, the quaking aspen leaves shook, even with only the faintest breeze.
YOLO
By Matthew Koh, 23, USA YOLO (you only live once) is the mantra of those who live life for the moment. It is a modern slang. It has its own simple logic. You only live once, so why waste it on the mundane and inane? Why not live every moment like it might be your [...]
Pray At All Times
By Audrie Goh, Singapore During the course of my 20 days solo mission trip in Central Thailand, I learnt the crucial role of prayer in living the victorious Christian life. Although I had anticipated spiritual attacks and had taken the necessary precautions by sending comprehensive prayer letters to those who were supporting me in prayer, [...]
To The End
It was my first day of class at the Moscow Bible Institute where I was teaching Russian pastors. I began by asking the students to give their names and where they served, but one student shocked me as he boldly declared, “Of all the pastors, I am the most faithful to the Great Commission!” I was taken aback momentarily until, smiling, he continued, “The Great Commission says we are to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. I pastor north of the Arctic Circle in a village nicknamed ‘The End of the Earth’!” Everyone laughed and we continued with the session.
What Jesus meant when He said, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”
Repenting doesn’t simply mean saying you’re sorry. It requires a complete mental change.
Reflection: When Power is Misused—Finding the True Strength of a (Wo)Man
By Audrie Goh, Singapore Before you begin to protest at the irony of a female writing on the biblical perspective of an entirely different species, fret not. This is not an article on godly masculinity. Well, not exactly. Although the Discovery Series booklet raises male-perpetrated examples of bullying and thereafter expounds on the biblical concept [...]
The Forgotten God
By Priskila Dewi Setyawan, Indonesia In this world, we often forget God We do not rely on God and His authority. We like to hold on to our personal desires, and the things we believe will lead us to beautiful and perfect destinations. So we experience a variety of emotions: Dilemma, anxiety, frustration, and desperation. [...]
I Just Saw Jesus
Years ago I lost my job in my chosen profession due to circumstances beyond my control. So I took on two lesser-paying jobs in order to try to make ends meet. Yet it still was very difficult to earn enough to pay my monthly expenses.
Down The Drain
By Megan Low, Singapore I have a lively imagination. It can sometimes bring me to strange places. Just the other day, I was stuck in a stormwater drain because of it (thankfully not literally). I had imagined someone falling into the large drain, being trapped inside. How did they fall? Did they drop something and [...]
Words In Space
True confession: When I found out that astronaut Rex Walheim would be taking a copy of Our Daily Bread with him into space for the last mission of the shuttle Atlantis, I looked ahead to find out which devotionals I had written that he would be reading. The idea of having my words read in outer space seemed, well, pretty amazing for this small-town kid.
Anger
by Audrie Goh, Singapore Ever felt lost in the uncontrollable angst of the moment? The line between sinful and godly anger seems to blur all too easily. Is it even possible to discern the difference between the two? Take heart, for the indwelling Holy Spirit helps us monitor and learn from our emotions. Check out [...]
The Lure Of A Message
You’re sitting in a darkened theater enjoying a concert, a play, or a film, when suddenly a smartphone screen lights up as a person reads an incoming text and perhaps takes time to reply. In his book The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, Nicholas Carr says that in our connected world, “The sense that there might be a message out there for us” is increasingly difficult to resist.
