Posts from 2025
Who Knows the Value of an Invitation?
When we invite a friend, a neighbor, or any other acquaintance to an assembly of the church, whether that person comes or not, is not the only criterion by which we should judge the value of the invitation. If they do not come, at least they know we have an interest in them. No invitation shows no interest. They could come at a later time because someone had invited them in the past. They would know someone who is a…
What To Do When Bad Things Happen
There are many bad things that happen in life. A promising athlete suddenly ends his career with a debilitating accident; a wife tells her husband she doesn’t love him anymore and wants a divorce; your house burns down; your family is killed in an automobile crash. Tragedies occur everyday to someone, and sooner or later to me. What should we do? We must strengthen our faith in God. What ever the tragedy, trauma or trou-ble, with God’s help, we can…