“Then Jesus told them, ‘This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered’.” (Matthew 26:31) The Easter Story, in and of itself, is a story of hope. In spite of the trials that Christians face, we always have hope because of what happened at Easter. No one understood the hope that the Cross offers more than the Apostle Peter. He was one of Christ’s most trusted disciples […]

“For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: ‘The righteous will live by faith’.” (Romans 1:17) For those of you who missed last week’s column, I told a moving story about a funeral I recently attended. It was held at my church and my pastor’s message for the family came from the 19th Chapter of Job. Job is normally not a book of the Bible on which pastors will rely for […]

“I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes.” (Job 19:25-27) I attended a funeral recently, one that I shall never forget. A member of my church lost his son. I hadn’t known him for very long, but I liked him and felt so sorry about the tragic circumstances in which he found himself. I had […]

“He who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.” (James 1:6) If the truth was ever told about the effect that doubt could have in your life, the above verse hits the nail on the head. I’ll tell you something else that’s true about doubt. It is expected in the life of every believer. So don’t be discouraged when doubt comes your way. It’s never a permanent condition and the irony of doubt is that it always brings with it an […]