Staff/Lifeway Christian Resources

Some think of God only when life and existence have no other explanation. Unbelieving scientists tend to look on this view as evidence that the gaps are narrowing between theism and science. “Give us enough time,” they might say, “and humans will be able to explain how everything in the universe works.”

Annual performance reviews can create both anticipation and anxiety. In most cases, managers have a metric or checklist by which they evaluate a worker’s performance. In some unfortunate cases, an employee has no clue what the criteria will be for the review.

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. That’s the phrase people say when things go wrong in life. We try to make the best of the situation. We try to take life into our own hands. And as Christians, sometimes we forget that God is there to help us, even in the tiny details of our lives.

If Jesus rose from the dead, it was the most sensational event in all of history and a conclusive answer to the most profound questions of our existence. On the other hand, if Christ did not rise from the dead, Christianity is an interesting museum piece and nothing more.

The book of Ecclesiastes says that God has “put eternity in [our] hearts” (3:11). That means that on some level the Lord has given us the capacity to grasp the infinite.

Sometimes we say that becoming a Christian is easy, but we forget that it’s also complex. Perhaps in wanting it to be easier, sometimes we have lost what it involves – confession, repentance and yielding to the work of the Spirit.

Why must we suffer? The suffering Messiah was a scandal to the early Church. That is not the kind of Lord the Church wanted, and it did not like to have the law of suffering imposed upon it by its Lord.

History is replete with people who followed others to destruction and death. Leaders like Jim Jones of the Jonestown massacre, cult leader Charles Manson and others led many to disaster. Whom are you following?

Love is the primary attribute of God. He is the source of love. We didn’t create love. God did. We didn’t initiate love. God did. God is love, and His love animates the universe.

A well-known adage for survivalists is “Be prepared.” Preparation is key for emergency situations or simply for things we hope to accomplish. No one knows that better than God Himself who, throughout the Bible, prepared His people for the future.