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In a tiny church with grass-woven walls, I met 8-year-old “Api Girl” and her family while sitting on a straw-covered dirt floor. I was visiting my son, a medical missionary in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Api Girl sat on the floor surrounded by her family—her 10-year-old brother, Mama Bubu (grandma), an aunt,Continue reading “What Will Come of Our Suffering?”

THIS LOVE IS REAL: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 “I felt like the rug had been pulled from under me,” Jojie said. “The shock of the discovery was like a physical blow.” She’d found out that her fiancé was seeing someone else. Jojie’s previous relationship had ended similarly. SoContinue reading “THIS LOVE IS REAL”

Is there really a God? Will He help you? Sometimes God will help you and fix the crisis you’re going through, but He doesn’t always do it. Even after you hand the problem over to Him and ask for His help, there’s no guarantee. You can see examples of this in the Bible. The ApostleContinue reading “GOD Help Me”

No earthly thing can truly satisfy your soul. Our souls are not designed to be fulfilled by earthly things because we were created by God and for God (Colossians 1:16). And because God is good, He has not created us for pain. Humans are designed for joy, but true joy is only found in God.Continue reading “How Can We Rejoice Through Pain?”

People are always searching for peace to help them deal with their problems. Do not be tempted to seek man-made solutions, as there is only one true method of handling your life with confidence and assurance – and that is in the power of Jesus Christ. If you commit yourself and your life to HimContinue reading “God’s Grace”

You never need to feel spiritually inferior – especially in comparison to other believers. Remember that when God accepted you as His child, He did not do so on the basis of your knowledge, work or worthiness. In His grace He accepted you based entirely on your faith in Jesus Christ and your acceptance ofContinue reading “A Child of the King”

It is a sign of God’s immeasurable grace that no person ever reaches a stage in life where one cannot start over. Each day that dawns is a new beginning. Our God is the God of second chances. Do not allow whatever may have happened in the past to cause you to lose sight ofContinue reading “Our GOD of Second Chances”

Telling someone “God bless you” after he or she sneezes has, for many of us, become a nearly unconscious reflex—a need to fill the awkward silence after an abrupt and alarming sound. The ritual has lost its significance entirely for many. But for anyone paying attention to the things of God, it’s amazing to recountContinue reading “A Familiar Saying”

Find relief in the ultimate Comforter, Jesus Christ. Because we live in a fallen world, there will always be trials we must bear. They come in various forms—financial problems, health issues, family relationships, troubles at work, abuse, past regrets and sins, physical ailments, or the death of loved ones. They may make us feel burdenedContinue reading “Everyday Burdens”

The Spirit of God dwells within us, and He is reflected in what we think, say, and do. We tend to separate our spiritual life from our physical life, but that’s not what God intended. He who carefully crafted each of us places high value on our physical being (Psalm 139:13). The human form isContinue reading “A Living Sacrifice”