Life This Side of Heaven

How much money do you need to be wealthy? How much money do you need to be happy? A number of studies have been released this past year which examined these very questions. It may, or may not surpris…

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that of all of the wonderful gifts with which God has blessed His Church, the one most often taken for granted is  “encouragement.”  Those who have often do…

Do you ever feel as though your life has been cut to pieces and left as tiny piece of scrap that's overlooked and tossed aside by this world? Then take heart!  We have a God who does great things wit…

You’ll be relieved to know that there isn’t going to be a test on the Bible when we get to heaven. But you can be absolutely sure that there will be plenty of times that life’s going to test you and …

Throughout the account of creation in Genesis a joyous refrain can be heard.  We hear it no less than five times:  “And God saw that it was good.”  I’ll say!  That Hebrew phrase means, “It was perfec…

“Why is it always the same few people who do all the work?” Have you found yourself asking that question at church? On the other hand, have ever run into the situation where many folks show up and yo…

Today, many folks, including Christians, are afraid to ask important questions about death – and not about Jesus’ death, but also their own. But thankfully, through faith and God's gift to us in our …

Do you remember the promise of flying cars? Wouldn’t that be amazing! It sure would be nice for those times we're stuck in a traffic jam with folks cutting each other off, envying those who were furt…

Say what? Praying for vengeance? Doesn’t this seems a little bloodthirsty and “out of place” with the Gospel? But here’s the thing: Jeremiah isn’t alone in giving voice this anger. There are many …

According to the commentary on a famous painting, the artist wished to to convey the message that “the course of justice is relentless if sometimes slow.” It certainly must have felt that way for the…

It’s easy to fall into the trap of making our faith all a matter of outward appearance. Everything from how we dress to how we fold our hands may give the appearance that we’re very pious.  But if ou…