What do I do when I’m surprised by suffering?

When you think about it, almost any trial or time of suffering in your life comes upon you by surprise. You don't look at your calendar and say, "I think a year from next January would be a great time to get colon cancer." You don't schedule these things. They come upon you by surprise. They knock y...

Jun 18, 2020

I'm doing everything right, why is God still testing me?

I think sometimes we have a misconception that God testing us is for us to somehow pass the test and be proven that we are now completely Christ-like. Well the fact is is that's never going to happen until we reach glory. God will continue to test you. He'll continue to train you, and He does that t...

Jun 16, 2020

Heaven: Our Glorious New Home

Citizens of Heaven Standing Firm

As Christians we live in a world that is more and more godless and where heinous sins have become the norm for our society. Materialism, post-modernism, and self-centered philosophies have invaded every walk of life and continue to invade the church with startling regularity. However, we are called...

Jun 8, 2020

Heaven: Our Glorious New Home

Living in Light of Heaven

In Philippians 3, Paul shows a very clear contrast between the believer, who should be heavenly-minded, and the unbeliever who is by nature earthly-minded. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. Only let us hold tr...