With the recent federal judge’s approval (and the Obama administration’s assent) regarding Plan B being now available without a prescription to “women” of all ages, we’ve entered a new front on a Woman’s Right to Choose Abortion. Has progress in reproductive health really been made? I submit to you it’s not progress at all. Read on for my […]
Why bother? I sometimes wonder. The Bible proclaims that the Fruit of Righteousness Will Be Peace, but where is this fruit? Why keep trying if–to our eyes–it’s a fruitless endeavor? It’s a common complaint in the Bible and in life: Why do bad things happen to good people and people who seem wicked to the core manage to escape problems? When […]
Wish I could say that I feel like shouting for joy tonight, after all, God Inspires Shouts of Joy. (But, it’s been a long day). Oddly enough, by the time you read this, it will be morning most likely, no matter where in the world you are. For some of my readers, it’s already morning when […]
There is a River Whose Streams Make Glad the City of God. What a beautiful image of the constant, gentle, outpouring of refreshing spiritual blessings that flow from the place God dwells! Are you in need of refreshing? Have you grown weary from the daily grind? Has the burden of illness or sadness become so […]
No Fear of Turmoil–that’s what peace (i.e. the Hebrew word shalom) with God gives us. No matter what life churns up our way, we can still be in the center of God’s peace. Mark 4:35 That day when evening came, [Jesus] said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the […]
Chapel Worship Guide for Sunday 9 AM—June 16, 2013 The Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Prelude Welcome—Barbara Shafer, Christ Church Highland Park Worship in Song: Scripture Reading (Old Testament): NAS Isaiah 57:18 “I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and to his […]
An Ever-Present Help in Trouble: That’s God’s role in our lives. We’ve been assured that we’ll have all kinds of troubles in this world–and indeed, we do! But we are reminded that He’s got it covered. Christians have nothing to fear. Not even of death. Are you in trouble? Are you afraid of the future? Are you […]
The Time Will Come when there will be a clear dividing line in American culture between those who love God and those who hate Him; between those who love the truth and those who hate it; between those who seek honesty and those who’d prefer to hear lies, lies, sweet little lies; and between the […]
God judged evil on the Cross. The verdict has already been issued. The Verdict? Light has Come. In His coming, death has been defeated. Jesus Christ, the Light of the World, died to make that happen. Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John […]
Frankly, every Christian, every Jew, every Mormon, Jehovah’s Witness, Christian Scientist, every homosexual, and every woman should be concerned about the growing Surveillance State. I will explore my Top 7 Reasons Why the Growing Surveillance State Ought to be Troubling for Everyone. They are: Computers named NoOne, NoBody, NoPerson, and NotMe Probable Cause, Relative Truth, […]
