“Good grief!” the exasperated Charlie Brown would often exclaim. Try as we may, we can never fully escape encountering some measure of pain in this life. Thankfully, we are also never without any solutions. Some pain requires special human interventions, such as counseling, medication, and radical change in environment. Let us consider today the spiritual…
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Psalm 119 (part 20)
153 Look on my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law.154 Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek out your decrees.156 Your compassion, Lord, is great; preserve my life according to your laws.157 Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned from your statutes.158 I look on the faithless…
Strategies To Avoid Unnecessary Drama
There remains pain inherent to life, inescapable and inevitable. Certain challenges find our address whether we wish them or not. We cannot bribe our way out of all trouble. Nevertheless, there exists a phenomenon I shall refer to as unnecessary drama. We recall the words of Joseph Scriven in his hymn: What a Friend we…
The Path Out of the Darkness
These videos and their notes that follow come from a series titled, “All The Best Questions.” These sermons deal with the uncomfortable topic of suicide and the questions that surround this very real issue. Message Notes If God only gives us as much as we can handle, then why do some people commit suicide? Has…
Not Worth Comparing
Have you ever felt trouble that was ever so much larger than anything else you have ever experienced? Have you ever felt pain that was beyond anything humanity has ever faced? Somehow, Paul sees a glory ahead that is so large that our most extreme negatives are not worth comparing to our future as God’s…
The Gift of Mercy
Do you have the gift of mercy? Life brings disappointment, failure, and pain to all of us at some point. In those valley experiences, certain brothers and sisters in Christ walk beside us, comforting us with the love of Christ. What motivates them? In this message, Dr. Stanley will help you understand why those with…
Food for Thought 