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My dad was in the Navy in WWII, and was on the beach at Iwo Jima on D-Day. He and his men completed their mission, came under machine gun fire, their landing craft was disabled, and it took more than a day for them to make their way to a ship and then to get…

MegRichardsPhotography.com Acartoon character was turned away at the pearly gate. “But it wasn’t gluttony, it was just the munchies.” We may excuse our sin. It’s “just munchies,” rather than a heart issue. We need to call sin, “Sin!” We need to name it. We might “solve” the apparent problem without having a change of heart,…

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! (Philippians 4:4) We are commanded to rejoice in the Lord. To rejoice in the Lord always. We are to keep on rejoicing. (1 Peter 4:13) Christmas is a great day to rejoice, a day to celebrate good news of great joy. (Luke 2:10) Today we rejoice about unimaginable, eternal, stupendous…

Good news is meaningful and welcome when we’re suffering from bad news. The last two weeks, this blog talked about the trouble in the world (What is Happening in the World?) and about death (Sudden Death). Sin abounds. Rejection of the Almighty, Creator God is rampant. Eternal condemnation awaits those who spurn God’s Savior. Next…

Avery fit marathoner died of a heart attack. A newly-wed man died in his sleep. A parking control officer was shot in his head from behind. And many more suddenly died. Wham! And each woke up in eternity, some to eternal life, some to a resurrection of condemnation. Some to glorious good news, some to…

Harry Durgin; The moon above Mauna Loa erupting taken from Pu’uhuluhulu at 7:50pm Afootball announcer asked: “What is happening in the world?” The question followed the photo of a player’s cleats recognizing a recent tragedy. Then back to football, of course, with the question asked but not answered. Secular fingers point at all the usual…

Harry Durgin The Sunday before Thanksgiving I told you that I was going to list why we are able to do as God commands: Give thanks in everything. Sometimes, of course, it is easy to give Him thanks. Other times, though, the situation is so horrible, we can’t imagine doing so. For Christians, here is what we…

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…