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Igot talking with a lady at the Post Office about Thanksgiving and asked her two little boys what they were thankful for. One said: “Whales!” What are you thankful for? Spiritual blessings? Relationships? Health? Material blessings? Whales? Thanksgiving Day is a great time to count our many blessings. This year I am going to list why we…

Stepantsminda (Kazbegi), Eastern Georgia Our most common question: “Why?” Certainly, that is often, often, asked by young children as any parent can confirm. I’d heard, and even thought, that God doesn’t answer our “why?” questions. But He does. God answers “why?” with Himself In more than 125 verses, God tells Job that He is God and…

A few years ago, I was so upset about the events in my country that I had trouble sleeping. I prayed a lot about it, increasingly troubled by what was happening, and asked God that my country be more like my childhood, that we would repent and seek Him, and that my country be one…

Apilot took off and crashed almost immediately. He took off with nearly empty fuel tanks. Checking the fuel tanks is a standard procedure during pre-flight checks. Checking the instruments before take-off, including the fuel gauges, is routine. He didn’t do that, and it killed him. In more advanced flying, pilots are taught to fly without…

MegRichardsPhotography.com More than ten years ago a south Texas newspaper published an opinion piece that claimed that because humans are made in the image of God, we are perfect and do not need salvation. The article said the only thing we needed to be saved from was the idea that we are, or ever were,…

“Hope is dangerous as an NFL fan,” said someone somewhere on the World Wide Web. Yep. And trusting in your job or health or resources is dangerous also. The only certain hope is Almighty God, who knows everything, can do anything, and from whom comes eternal life. For God so loved the world, that He…

God guarantees many things for Christians, those who have repented and put their trust in Jesus Christ; those who have received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. In the verses below, insert your name as noted. God chose [your name] in Him [Christ] before the foundation of the world. (Ephesians 1:4) Once God chose [your…

MegRichardsPhotography.com We have all been disappointed. I don’t have to give examples, because I know there is some sort of disappointment in your recent past. Maybe even today. Every disappointment is based on wanting something other than what you got. Disappointment is from an expectation or hope that didn’t come to pass. Disappointment may sound…

Ambition can be good or bad, depending on whether it is self-focused or God-focused. The dictionary definition: “An excessive desire for honor, power, or wealth.” Or, more neutrally: “A desire to achieve a particular end.” Selfish Ambition We’ve all seen selfish ambition. A co-worker that only wants promotions and doesn’t care who gets in the…

The world is a mess! Stay tuned. God’s righteous judgment is coming He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed. (Acts 17:31) In the meantime, TRUST The Judge of all the earth will deal justly. (Genesis 18:25) Know that the timing of judgment…