Secrets are the worst. If we have a secret that belongs to someone else, a juicy piece of gossip, it's almost impossible to keep it private--we find so many ways that it could come into a conversation, but we must restrain ourselves. For their sake. The Forbidden...
“Why did God make Satan?” Recently, a young Turkish mother posed this question to my husband, the pastor of The Protestant Church of Smyrna. She pointed out that Chaos was in the waters of Genesis 1, and asked, “ Where did that Chaos come from?” These are...
Exodus 3:9 is a strange verse. Where was God, those 400 years that “finally” he heard, finally he saw? Was he busy on the other end of the universe—perhaps evidence that we are not alone, not so very special? Evidence that God needed 400 years to take care of some...
Mental problems are probably the most feared type of issue Christians face. Yes, we’re afraid of hunger and pain. But God will provide and God will comfort, and eventually these kinds of sufferings will be solved. But problems like we see in Broken Pieces are the ones...
The Principles of the Prophets are the themes of the Bible. Isaiah 66, Verse by Verse In this study we will go verse by verse, as opposed to an overview by color, which we did here. If you are not yet aware of the colors of the Principles of the Prophets, take a look...
It was in Isaiah that I first noted the repeated themes I've been showing here on my blog. The message God burdened Isaiah with was the same one every other prophet spoke, and the same message given by Christ and his apostles. The Principles of the Prophets are the...
Amos Chapters 1 & 2 Noise from Heaven "The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem...The pastures of the shepherds mourn and the top of Carmel withers" (v 2). God is not pleased. The Day of Judgment has come...or has it? In Amos 1 and 2, God...
A Declaration for the Sake of the Christian Faith Chinese Churches face Persecution 2018 The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. Psalm 47:9 The Ancient of Days has always had this plan. Peoples (from...