Facts, faith, feelings. As a young man studying for ministry, I was taught that was the proper sequence to follow in our walk with God. There are facts to be believed. There are commands to be obeyed by faith. Then there are feelings to be experienced as a result. But today in most of our […]
Do you or does someone you love struggle with anxiety? Some Christians experience anxiety because they are not confident they will go to Heaven when they die. When believers are asked if they are saved, many respond tentatively, “I hope so” or “I think so” or “I’m praying God will accept me, though I’m not […]
An exhausted minister who was on the verge of retirement was asked what he was going to do with his extra time. He quipped, “The first year I’m just going to sit on the front porch in a rocking chair.” “Then what?” he was asked. “Then the second year I’m going to start rocking.” If […]
Billy Graham wrote a book titled, Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well. He began with this paragraph: “I never thought I would live to be this old. All my life I was taught how to die as a Christian, but no one ever taught me how I ought to live in the years before […]
By Bob Russell Since “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” we vaccinate our children against disease. The primary emphasis of medicine today is on maintaining wellness, not just curing illness. We all know the wisdom of fire prevention, crime prevention, and flood prevention. But when it comes to our spiritual lives, […]
