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Some years ago, a Christmas musical included Mary saying, “If the Lord has spoken, I must do as he commands. I will put my life into his hands. I will trust him with my life.” That was Mary’s response to the surprise announcement that she would be the mother of the Son of God. Whatever the consequences...

Perhaps you’ve had times in your life when you simply did not have the strength to pray. If so, don’t worry. God loves you, and he knows exactly how you feel; he understands why you can’t pray. He knows what’s happening in your life

by Arthur Schoonveld  | Some people have said that perhaps Jesus doesn’t always heal because people do not have enough faith. But that idea has upset many faith-filled Christians who have prayed and prayed for physical healing for someone they loved...

by Arthur Schoonveld  | Several years ago someone in our community gave me a book titled In The Grip of Grace by Max Lucado. A couple of tragic events had brought this person and her family back to the Lord and to the church. When she handed me the book, she said, “We found our way back because we were in the grip of God’s grace.” She had learned that we...

by Arthur Schoonveld | Not long ago I had the privilege of preaching on this text at the funeral of a close relative. To some people, the claim of Jesus about life after death might sound like nonsense. They might well ask, “How could any intelligent person think that Jesus’ claim here is true? When people die, they don’t go on living...

by Arthur Schoonveld | A woman in our church community was struggling. Her ­father had died. And then, just two days after the funeral, her mother had a stroke and was taken to the hospital. With tears in her eyes, the woman said to us, “I am sad, and I am angry. It’s so unfair.” She was angry with God because she felt he was unfair. It seemed to her that God didn’t care...

Today’s reading includes a parable in which the trees search for a king. The parable emerges from a time of turmoil in the period of the judges in Israel. It comes as a stinging critique of people who seek a king for all the wrong reasons. Rather than seeking God’s help and approval in finding a king, they sought to advance their own power and selfish ambitions. ...

The good news of the Christian faith is that “death has been swallowed up in victory” (1 Corinthians 15:54). Death points to our helplessness to maintain life as we desire it, but it also recalls the resurrection of Jesus through ...