Prayer can be a form of worry. You read that right—prayer can become a type of worry, and worry is sin. Rehashing problems to God over and over isn’t praying; it’s complaining. And complaining? Scripture never paints it in a positive light. Take the Israelites. They grumbled against Moses, essentially accusing him of dragging them...
GOD IS ABLE
God is able to save all who come unto Him. “Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them” (Heb. 7:25). God is able to keep. “…For I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to...
HOW TO “GET THROUGH” WHAT YOU CAN’T “GET OVER”
A series of successive losses can take more out of you than you realize. Even when you’ve hit an all-time low, you may not fully grasp how deep you’ve gone. Grief is a process—and it takes time to get through it. Death. Financial setbacks. Family breakdowns. Health scares. Fractured relationships. Any one of these can...
WHAT CHILDREN NEED FROM THEIR FATHERS
A large percentage of young people today grow up without a father leading their home. The fabric of our civilization is fraying—largely due to absent or passive fathers. One of the stated goals of the political left is to dismantle the nuclear family, but the truth remains: every child needs the steadying presence of an...
CULTIVATING A DEEPER SPIRITUAL APPETITE
A diminishing hunger for spiritual matters is a prevalent issue in today’s world. So, what steps can we take to rekindle our desire for the divine? Should we passively wait for a renewed spiritual awakening? Is it enough to hope for a better future? Should we succumb to the prevalent sense of apathy within the...
SPIRITUAL HUNGER: THE GREAT NEED
Spiritual hunger is a sure sign of life. The dead have no appetite—a corpse cannot be tempted by even the finest food. But the living long for nourishment. Just as newborns instinctively crave their mother’s milk, so reborn Christians naturally desire the pure milk of the Word (1 Peter 2:2). Everyone who has received the...