Last week we considered how favoritism is something the church can live without. When we treat some people better than other people (based on what they can do for us) we are guilty of playing favorites. When favoritism happens, we… Read More
Testing Our Focus – Favoritism
“Stop playing favorites,” can be heard in playgrounds, when the teams are being picked for a game of kickball. “Teachers pet” can be heard from classrooms across our Country. “He’s such a suck-up; that’s why he got the promotion,” can… Read More
Testing of Our Faith In Life, Part II
Have you ever imitated a person that you wanted to be like? Wanting to be more than you are may have started as a little girl wanting to be a princess or as a boy wanting to be a superhero… Read More
Testing of Our Faith in Life, Part I
How long has it been since you considered how amazing it is that God punished Jesus for your sins? It is an amazing thing to meditate on how Jesus completely fulfulled all of the holy demands of God for you… Read More
Testing our Faith in Temptation
Today we move from learning how to trust God when life gets difficult (trials) to trusting God when tempted to disregard His will. What’s the connection trials and temptation to sin? Every trial brings with it a temptation to reject… Read More