The Beautiful Years
The changing seasons here in Michigan can be absolutely stunning. The vivid hues of autumn that adorn the landscape are a glorious sight. During spring and summer, the color in the leaves is not visible because of the presence of chlorophyll. But in those last weeks before winter, the green fades and the hidden color is revealed.
More Good News
When I first became a Christian, I thought my zeal would last a lifetime. But a few years later, as a missionary, wife, and mother, I had become a nerve-wracked, resentful, and doubting person. Having received Christ's good news for lost sinners at my conversion, I felt ashamed to long for more good news.
A Lifelong Journey
The trip from Magadan, Siberia, to Grand Rapids, Michigan, seemed to take forever. In actuality it took 30 hours, four stops, three different airplanes, and one border entry.
A $5 Trillion Debt
Every year, some US citizens make donations to help reduce the nearly $5 trillion national debt. Since the government began accepting gifts for that purpose in 1961, more than $52 million has been given. That's a lot of money, but it hardly scratches the surface of the debt.
The Rocks Of Unbelief
Rocks. That's all that's left of the city of Chorazin. Just the rubble of a few buildings made of volcanic rock—yet this was once a thriving city on the Sea of Galilee.
No Fair!
Suppose a non-Christian murders another unbeliever. The victim would go to hell (Rom. 6:23; Rev. 20:11-15). If the killer later receives Christ as his Savior, he would go to heaven. Is that fair?
Prepared For Loss?
I asked a respected Christian leader if it's possible to prepare oneself to face personal loss. I knew his answer would come from experience because his 31-year-old son had been brutally murdered just 5 years earlier.
Real Comfort
As I write this article, I am ministering to the friends and loved ones of two young men who died unexpectedly. A 39-year-old had suffered a heart attack and a 19-year-old was killed in an industrial accident. Both were Christians and members of warm, loving families.
From Rags To Riches
During the Great Depression, a man named Mr. Yates owned a huge piece of land in Texas where he raised sheep. Financial problems had brought him to the brink of bankruptcy. Then an oil company, believing there might be oil on his land, asked for permission to drill.
