Life This Side of Heaven

November is often a dark month. Following the summer and those seemingly endless days of sunshine, we’re now at that time of the year when the sun is rising a bit later in the morning and setting a l…

What are the odds of your home being hit by a meteor? What are the odds that you'll win the grand prize in the lottery? What were the odds that you would become a redeemed child of God? Actually, muc…

A study was conducted recently in which researchers sought to determine "the most beautiful baby names of 2022 based on how they sound to the human ear." When Moses asked God for His name, he was al…

Hungry for that Thanksgiving Dinner coming up later this month?  You might want to look at your wallet. With the increase in prices and, depending on your tastes, you may want to swap out some of you…

Each year, November 2 marks the annual festival in the church known as “The Commemoration of the Faithful Departed.” Now, you might imagine that this would be a day filled with grief and only a furt…

In an effort to protest environmental damage, activists have been spattering works of art across Europe and obstructing people's view of the paintings they came to see. By contrast, Martin Luther's n…

Despite all the attacks on our faith, and the afflictions our bodies endure from sickness, age and disease in this fallen world, the day will come when God, who has called us by faith into His Kingdo…

When God confronted Cain, after he murdered his brother, God announced, “Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.” Nothing Cain did could hide it. Nothing he did could get out the guilt.…

Have you ever found yourself saying, "Thank God"? It's something we may mutter under our breath when a disaster has been averted. But did you actually do it? Did you thank God? It’s easy to confuse …

Paul realized that, just like you and me, Timothy would take in a wealth of information over the course of a lifetime. It’s also true that we will forget a great deal of what we’ve learned. So, the t…

This is not where I expected to be in life. Have you ever felt that way?  It’s that disconnect, and confusion you experience when circumstances seem to yank life’s steering wheel in a different direc…