Tag: love

Oh Lord, You Are My God

Randolph Jason

Oh Lord, You Are My God Most days it seems there is a need to call upon the Lord because of this disaster, that broken soul or some other situation that involves tears, heartache and pain. Even daily prayers are filled with lifting up others that have fallen or somehow need a little extra attention. Today is not one of those days. For the past several weeks the Wuhan Chinese Coronavirus has swept across the land like a swarm of locust so thick it turned mid-day black as mid-night. The…

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A Practical Way to Love Your (Self-Isolated) Neighbor

Randolph Jason

A Practical Way to Love Your (Self-Isolated) Neighbor by ELIJAH ELKINS for The Gospel Coalition Over the last year my wife, Tana, and I have been gathering with a few Christian neighbors in our small village for friendship and fellowship. Often we’ve prayed for our village, asking God to show us how to love and serve our neighbors. A few days ago, we began praying in a more specific way: How do we love our neighbors now? How do we love them even if they’ve gotten the coronavirus? Jesus said we,…

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What C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther Would Say About Our Coronavirus Panic

Randolph Jason

What C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther Would Say About Our Coronavirus Panic By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire It’s easy to panic in times of great uncertainty, like with the growing concern over the novel coronavirus, formally named COVID-19. We should all take necessary precautions, following the instructions given to us by medical experts. We should also remember that, no matter the situation, nothing happens outside God’s control or care. Scripture calls the Lord our “rock,” our “fortress,” and our “deliverer” (Psalm 18:2). Some 72 years ago, the great C.S. Lewis reminded his readers…

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Because It Seemed Inadequate…

Randolph Jason

Because It Seemed Inadequate… We know how he feels. We have shared his honest doubt and prejudice. Some of us have been violently anti-religious. To others, the word “God” brought up a particular idea of Him with which someone had tried to impress them during childhood. Perhaps we rejected this particular conception because it seemed inadequate. With that rejection we imagined we had abandoned the God idea entirely. Source Beginning with the original sin in the Garden of Eden mankind has attempted to “hide” from God. This is like trying…

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How to Help Your Community Be Better Prepared for Covid-19 (and Future Emergencies)

Randolph Jason

How to Help Your Community Be Better Prepared for Covid-19 (and Future Emergencies) by Kara Stiff for The Organic Prepper As the news broke of the first confirmed cases of Covid-19 in my state, my little family is self-quarantined. There will be no homeschool meetup at the trampoline park for us this afternoon. We’ll skip our weekly visit to our best friends’ house tomorrow, even though we were really looking forward to helping them get ready for their new baby. Why are we quarantined? Because we’re running a low-grade fever…

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How to Open Your Eyes of Faith and See in the Spirit

Randolph Jason

How to Open Your Eyes of Faith and See in the Spirit by SHAWN GABIE for Charisma News There are two different ways to see. Of course, we see with our natural eyes. But a much more important way to see is with our spiritual eyes. Faith is not a walk in the park but a walk in the dark. In other words, faith comes most alive when we can’t see with our natural eye what’s next, but we can trust Holy Spirit with the next step. So, what if…

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Who Are We…

Randolph Jason

Who Are We…. When people are faced with a traumatic situation is when you find out a little more about who they are and where they stand. Are they someone a person can count on or will they tuck-tail and run? Should we expect them to stand with us or should we expect them to forego the oncoming train that everyone sees? Did God provide us with logic to make sound, prudent decisions to care for the temple He provided? Is logic a product of the enemy or a gift…

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