Finding Divine Favor

Finding Divine Favor

When good things happen to unbelievers, they call it luck; when good things happened to believers, we call it favor! As Christians we don’t consider ourselves to be lucky, we are “blessed”—highly favored by God. When God was grieved with …
Decisions Determine Your Destiny

Decisions Determine Your Destiny

One author wrote, “Choices are the hinges of destiny.” Another added, “The roads we take are more important than the goals we announce. Decisions determine destiny.” Put another way, destiny is not a matter of chance; it’s a matter of …
Christmas – Sacred or Secular?

Christmas – Sacred or Secular?

Songs on the radio sing “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” If so, it’s because we celebrate the most wonderful event of the ages—the incarnation, when God became a man. The greatest event in history is not when …
A Pilgrim’s Perspective

A Pilgrim’s Perspective

Twice in the Bible believers are referred to as “pilgrims” (Heb. 11:13, 1 Pt. 2:11). By definition, a pilgrim is “one who journeys to a sacred place as an act of devotion.” A pilgrim is also “a traveler, wanderer, or...
Discernment: Defense Against Deception

Discernment: Defense Against Deception

We live in an age of mass deception and in an “anything goes” society. “If it feels good, do it,” is the motto of many. Evil is called good while good is called evil. When asked what the signs were …