By Dr. Tim Woodroof Do you know what an “own-goal” is? Of course you do. Only sports-ignoramuses like me would be ignorant of such matters. In case you are as oblivious to sports as I am, an own-goal is something that occurs in goal scoring games—like soccer or American football—when a player causes the ball […]
My Will or God’s Will?
By Ava Pennington Olly olly oxen free! It’s the call that summons players in a game of hide-and-seek. Fun for children, but when it comes to God’s will for our lives, the last thing we want is to play a game. Yet searching for God’s will can feel like a reluctant game of hide-and-seek as […]
God Will Hunting
By Bob Perry It is not uncommon to hear fellow Christians, as they ponder a difficult life decision, agonizing out loud about their sincere desire to find God’s will for their lives. Their consternation is understandable, especially in an environment where seeking God’s will has become the standard method of decision making within the Christian […]
Biblical Guidelines for Effective Decision Making
By Dr. Donald E. Phillips We need life direction. Baseball catcher and philosopher Yogi Berra said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you might wind up someplace else!” Battling Indecision For years I’ve kept a book in my library titled Overcoming Indecisiveness (Harper & Row, 1985), by Theodore Rubin, M.D. I bought it while […]
Bring a big spoon
By David Faust Julius Caesar once said that he was not afraid of “well-fed men,” but he feared “the pale and the hungry-looking.” I’m guessing he would have felt right at home at a church fellowship dinner. I have been a well-fed man at churches in most of the 50 states and more than […]
