Commentary

What Is God Like?

He had a good-paying job, a decent home, a cool truck, and all his physical needs well met. What’s better than this?Having everything that this life offers can still make you unhappy and empty. What’s better?Rich and famous celebrities often turn to God as they age.

What Is God Like?

When the young man first learned about Jesus, he couldn't fully understand or appreciate what God was like, and what He’d done for him. He didn’t know how God could love him after all the terrible sins he’d committed, even denying God’s existence.No one can fully understand God.

Thinking Out Loud

After Stephanie's 13-year-old son Eric died of Ewing’s sarcoma in 2004, she was lost in a sea of grief. Her days were long, unstructured, monotonous. She barely left her home.

Along the road

The young man walked slowly along the highway. He carried a backpack which was loaded with what could have been all his possessions. Although it was morning, sweat was already trickling down his face.
“Never, Never, Never Give Up”

“Never, Never, Never Give Up”

“Never, Never, Never Give Up”

Have you ever watched a volleyball game and witnessed an entire team suddenly duck under the net and join the other team? Gasping for a breath of hope that isn’t there, they had finally thrown up their hands in despair and crossed to the other side of the net.

What’s on Your Mind?

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, think about these things” (Philippians4: 8).

Thinking Out Loud

Christian apologist Frank Turek asks unbelievers this question: “If Christianity were true, would you become a Christian?” While many unbelievers would not, atheist Lee Strobel did! Lee was an award-winning journalist with the Chicago Tribune.