To Pity The Afflicted

How do you comfort a grieving friend? As one who has given and received comfort in times of grief, I can tell you it was not what I thought it would be. It was so much more simple than I had ever imagined. What do I mean by that? Let’s look back at the life of Job...

The Sympathy Of A Saint

One question many Christians have difficulty answering is why does God allow suffering. That is one of the favorite arrows that atheists love to shoot at us. And many times that arrow is rooted in personal suffering or tragedy. What is the answer? Why does God let...

Severe Upon Our Own Faults

Some days all the strife within the church I see from the emails I receive or what I read troubles me greatly. More than that it infuriates me and wearies me. Part of that weariness comes when I realize I’ve contributed to it. Now I am not speaking of confronting...

Malice or Mercy

Are we to forgive be for forgiveness is sought? Is it a waste of time to forgive someone before they’ve repented of their offense? Why do these questions even matter and what do they have to do with me? Many a Christian’s life verse is from Proverbs chapter 3; in...

Sugar Water or Sledgehammer?

If we are to be Christlike then my simple mind tells me we are supposed to be like Christ. I’m not making a play on words, but sadly it is becoming more customary in the Church is to throw Christian clichés around like some sort of holy Frisbee. It can be a lot of...