There are so many texts that assert a glorious place for Israel in the Age to come. Space only allows us to quote a few. Judah will be inhabited forever and Jerusalem through all generations.(Joel 3:20) I will bring back …
“I Do Not Need to Be in a Congregation”
This statement is a representation of not only many young people today, but of even some older people who are in their senior years of disillusionment with congregational life as they experienced it. Yet, it is so very different than …
Approaching the Bible’s Teaching on Healing – Part 1
In the 1980s, Asher and I studied the subject of healing with great intensity. We studied the most prominent teachers on what the Bible teaches about healing. We ourselves saw some really amazing, outstanding healings, but also some very disappointing …
Approaching the Bible’s Teaching on Healing – Part 2
If you missed last week’s introductory article to this subject, be sure to catch up on what you missed! When a person is told that the reason he or she is not healed is always his or her fault, and this …
BE CONTENT: Four Great Exhortations from Phil. 4
Philippians is one of the prison epistles of Paul and as a prisoner, he did not know whether he would live or die. At such a time, a person would write what is of upper most importance to a congregation …
Love is Patient by Patty Juster
The old man stroked his beard as he stood in the middle of the road. His eyes squinted in the bright sunlight. It appeared that he had done this many times before as his eyes were deeply grooved with wrinkles. …
Sirens Blaring by Patty Juster
Sirens blaring, wildly proclaiming Evil has unleashed her fury and people cry All wonder, “Is it my child, my friend now dying?” Now wounded, now maimed, they’re chosen not knowing why. Beneath the angry stares of the nations railing A …
Love Weeps with those who Weep by Patty Juster
A large crowd of women and children were huddled together, trying to keep warm. Their thin coats provided little protection against the late autumn wind and rain. Many could be seen striking their folded arms against their bodies to try …
Love is a Gift by Patty Juster
THE COST OF LOVE, THE PRICE OF FREEDOM A small boy pressed his nose against a frost-covered windowpane, trying to get a closer look. He had smelled the odors of fresh pastries and roasting turkey wafting from the house and …
Love Hurts by Patty Juster
The emergency room of the hospital bustled with too much activity. The noise and confusion seemed too intense for so early on this Sunday morning. Huddled into a corner sat a young mother and father. They were sitting facing each …