A preacher was in the middle of his sermon when he turned the focus to Simon of Cyrene, the man who carried the cross of Jesus (Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26). He challenged the congregation to put themselves at the scene and think about how they would have reacted. Before long a nine-year-old boy came walking…
Bursting into tears. Weeping. Sobbing. Tears of joy. Crying fit. Crying our eyes out. However we say it, we all do it; some just do it more than others. According to statistics, “Women cry five times as much as men. Women cry 64 times a year as compared to 17 times a year for men”…
Dr. Paul W. Brand was a noted leprosy expert who was especially famous for his surgical accomplishments with lepers in India. One night he became terrified when he noticed he had no feeling in his heel, a sign that he might have contracted leprosy. “He rose mechanically, found a pin, sat down again, and pricked…
Dropped your phone in the toilet? A child decided to display his artistic skills on your hardwood floors? Was on the receiving end of a hit-and-run? Just lost your job? Had an elephant use your car as a scratching post? Whatever it may be, tough stuff happens. It can place a rather dark cloud over…
People are suffering. People are dying. People’s lives are being destroyed. In the wake of Harvey’s wrath, people’s lives will be forever changed. So what is God doing? Doesn’t He care that so many people are suffering? Where is God when people need Him? Let’s humbly seek the answers from Scripture. 1. God May Be…
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