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Overcoming Lingering Bitterness - Genesis 45 - Dec 15, 2002 - 706
On Thursday morning, November 21, as the sun was peeking over the horizon in the port city of Sidon in southern Lebanon, Bonnie Penner Witherall was up early. On this day she was going to work at the prenatal clinic that offered medical services to the Muslim women from a nearby refugee camp. Tensio ... More
If God is Good, Why Do I Hurt? - Job 23:10 - Jan 11, 1998 - 520
Of all the questions that trouble the people of God, none is greater than the question posed in our title. Sometimes it is asked in other ways: Why is there so much suffering in the world? Or why do bad things happen to good people? Or why do the wicked prosper while the righteous take such a beatin ... More
Too Young To Die: Confronting the Tragedy of Suicide - Jul 17, 1994
"Sometimes I get so lonely it's unbelievable. Life has been so good to me. I've got a great wife, good kids, money, my own health—and I'm lonely and bored … I often wondered why so many rich people commit suicide. Money sure isn't a cure-all." Those were the words of O. J. Simpson in 19 ... More
Famine in the Promised Land - Genesis 12:10-20 - Mar 31, 1996 - 15
"Smart people sometimes do some very stupid things." A few years ago Jim Warren shared a statement with me that a friend had shared with him. It goes like this. "When hard times come, we always have two choices. We can be a student or we can be a victim." A moment's thought will show the wisdom ... More
Faithful to the Fallen - Luke 22:31-32 - Jun 6, 1999 - 685
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” Luke 22:31-32 This text gives us a peek behind the scenes of history. For just a moment the veil is lifted, the cur ... More
The Christian’s Supreme Boast - Jeremiah 9:23-24 - May 11, 1997 - 477
“Tell them, Pastor Ray, tell them that nothing matters except Christ. The young people need to know this before it’s too late.” So said my friend Jim Johnsen on my first visit with him in the hospital a few weeks ago. "Nothing matters except Christ.” We all know it’s tr ... More