Q: If God is love and He loves us, as the Bible says, why is there so much suffering in the world? A: God is not to blame for all the suffering in the world. He’s not some kind of monster that enjoys making people suffer. It’s n... Read More »
By Randy Medina: Four years ago I was rushed by ambulance to an emergency room. Four years ago I began a second life. Hospital tests showed that I had late-stage cirrhosis of the liver. I had contracted Hepatitis C about 30 years earlier, ... Read More »
The sound of mother’s eggbeater drew me to the kitchen. There I found her at work, and began to watch. This was my chance to find out what she put into that chocolate cake of hers that made it so good. There was baking chocolate, of c... Read More »
Help me to trust You, Lord, and never to question or criticize You for anything You send or allow to come my way. I know that You know best, even when it doesn’t seem best to me at the time. Give me the faith to let go of my own wants... Read More »
Nothing “bad” happens to a Christian without some good reason. “All things work together for good to those who love God” (Romans 8:28). Don’t worry about the times of testing and weakness, thinking that you mus... Read More »
By David Phillips: Even as a teenager I loved babies and couldn’t wait to be a father. By the time I was 20, I was married and my wife Anisa and I were expecting our first child. We were overjoyed and waited with great anticipation f... Read More »
By Beth Jordan: I don’t know if it is the same for all first-time mothers, but nothing holds my interest like watching my little girl. Her facial expressions, the excitement in her eyes, her curiosity–just about anything she do... Read More »
“I am going to give this $20 bill to one of you,” the man said. Immediately he had everyone’s attention. “But first, let me do this.” He proceeded to crumple the bill. He then asked, “Who still wants it?&... Read More »
My love is unconditional. I love without partiality. I love the unlovely and the difficult to love. I love the sad and the lonely. I love those who are struggling and those who are lost and confused. My unconditional love expects nothing in... Read More »
What is God like? Some people picture Him as an angry God, some kind of monster with an all-seeing eye, carrying around a big stick, ready to clobber them–a cruel tyrant who is trying to frighten them into Hell. But actually, God is l... Read More »
