Category Archives: the problem of evil

Today’s devotion: Life Haters – Ecclesiastes 2:17

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Stushie

Ecclesiastes 2:17         So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. The horrendous mass-murders that took place last week in Norway shocked … Continue reading →

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Helping Haiti: Good News

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Stushie

Mark 1:15            “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!” We talk a lot in church about the good news, but do we actually take it to others? I’m … Continue reading →

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4 Minute Devotions: Hopes and fears – Advent 3 – Job 23 v 16

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Stushie

Job 23: 16 God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me. I feel sorry for Job. He was living at a time when people believed that personal pain and suffering occurred because God was angry with them. … Continue reading →

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4 Minute Daily Devotions: Arguing Against God – Job 23 v 4

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Stushie

Job 23:4          I would state my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. I feel sorry for the whole Christian Church right now. We seem to be stumbling over our own feet and are constantly struggling with … Continue reading →

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Short Daily Devotions: Godly Grace – Matthew 5 v 45

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Stushie

Matthew 5:45b  He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. God’s grace will always remain a mystery to me. I want life to be fair, for the … Continue reading →

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4 Minute Daily Devotions: Battling Bitterness

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Stushie

Malachi 3: 15 “But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly the evildoers prosper, and even those who challenge God escape.” Podcast version click here The greatest foe against faith is not unbelief; it is actually bitterness. Bitter people find … Continue reading →

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Daily Devotions: Light of Liberty

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Stushie

Matthew 5: 14 “You are the world’s light. You cannot hide a city on a hill. The days following the 9/11 tragedy were amongst the weirdest that many of us ever experienced. To begin with, there were no planes in … Continue reading →

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4 Minute Daily Devotions: Resident Evil

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Stushie

Our community in Knoxville is grieving and angry this morning. A while ago, a young couple – Chris Newsom and Channon Christian – were car-jacked, kidnapped, raped, tortured, horrendously mutilated, and savagely murdered by a gang of people over several … Continue reading →

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Compassion for a Killer

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Stushie

Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. There’s been a lot of outrage expressed on both sides of the Atlantic about the Scottish Secretary of Justice’s decision to … Continue reading →

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Daily Devotions: The Blame Game

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Stushie

Genesis 3:12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me–she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” I call it the “blame game.” You know about it, too. Someone does something diabolically wicked and … Continue reading →

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