CHRIST DID NOT DIE TO FORGIVE
“Christ did not die to forgive sinners who go on treasuring anything above seeing and savoring God. And people who would be happy in heaven if Christ were not there, will not be there. The gospel is not a...
HE GIVES AND TAKES AWAY
Sometimes we don’t understand what God is doing. I believe this is partly by design to keep us from thinking we have the answers or even the general plan—we don’t.
NOT ONLY BECAUSE I SEE IT
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” –C. S. Lewis
HOW TO HEAR GOD
This guy had no reason to help me. I was in his territory and had few rights, but he stepped in front of the angry men on my behalf.
HOW DO I TRUST GOD?
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t make her smile. For two years, Nika had been treated for a condition she didn’t even have. Now, at age four, her body was overwhelmed with infection.
GOD DELIGHTS IN THIS
“God delights in revealing Himself to you when you are bold enough to bother Him. In fact, I think He would say that the only thing that bothers Him is when you don’t come to Him.” – David Platt
THE TRUTH ABOUT SCREAMING GOATS
The trail was through some of the roughest, beautiful terrain I have ever seen. From time to time, men we didn’t know—men with guns and their own agenda surrounded us and walked only a few feet behind us. I...
SOMEONE MUST GO
The water rushes by, but its movement is barely visible. The deep, dark current sweeps past silently, and there is no way to cross. Villages lining the stream are small but many. The absence of Christ is palpable. The...
WHY PROFILING HURTS
Parts of the river run wide along populated shores—other areas are quiet and serene. One morning, I awoke while it was still dark outside and heard voices in the distance. I couldn’t place where they were coming from, but...
HOW TO FIND THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
Imagine my surprise when my blog disappeared from the Internet for no apparent reason. But then came the shock of losing a year’s worth of writing. I must admit that those were very tense hours and days, but the...