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One of the biggest questions people who don’t believe Jesus ask is, “If God is God and all powerful, why doesn’t He just end all the suffering?” This has become the cry of those who want to argue the existence of God. It’s the reasoning people take when they just...

In my last blog, I related the story of how my Dad lived what he believed, and because of that, the people that were watching him saw the difference. It played a part in at least one man and his family coming to a faith in Jesus.   The other piece to belief...

I don’t remember much from before I turned ten years old, but there is an occasional ingrained memory.   One such memory happened when I was about eight-years-old. It was dark outside as we sat in the living room of our tiny Berwin Heights home in Maryland. There...

At times, it seems we see more horrific actions, instability, and pain then we have ever seen before, and on so many fronts.   Nancy Burphy’s fifth philosophy is, “As with Jesus, some will get saved only through my pain and suffering; or the pain and suffering of...

    When I was in Maryland listening to Nancy Burphy speak about her philosophies, I was able to relate to the third one through past experience and personal challenge. Her third philosophy states: “The problem with the body is the body.”   One of the...

I have been blessed with four-year-old twins that are incredible. I do the best I can to raise them with an understanding of Jesus and how special and valuable they are, not only to me, but to God. They are a large part of my heart. As a parent, I never want anything...

  When Nancy Burphy spoke about her philosophies, the most personally challenging one for me was, “It’s virtually impossible to linger in God’s presence and remain the same.” This is where I struggle. I often feel like I am remaining the same, so what does that...

In my last blog, I introduced Nancy Burphy. When I listened to her speak that Sunday, she discussed several “philosophies” that really got me thinking. The first philosophy was about sin. In the end, there is something good about sin, I never really thought about it,...

  This past Sunday, I was in Maryland visiting my mom for Mother’s Day. It’s funny how the things that we plan somehow get used by God—go figure.   Going to the church I grew up in, I had the opportunity to listen to this incredible woman, Nancy Burphy speak,...

  Easter was just last Sunday, and I was once again left trying to grasp the extent of the sacrifice Jesus made as He underwent such a brutal beating and crucifixion. Everything that Jesus did leading up to his death and resurrection was wrapped in the love that He...

I don’t know how many of you are like me, but sometimes at the end of the day, or week, I find myself wondering where the time went. I think about all the things I didn’t get done, or still want to do. With the spring weather comes new projects and even more “stuff”...