This post article is also posted in the Gospel Blog by FEBC “Excuse me, God, but are you listening?” Often in life we may subconsciously ask this question. Sometimes it may seem like our prayers have been carried off by the breeze and flutter down by the wayside, unheard and unanswered. However, this isn’t … Continue reading
Category Archives: Hope
Afraid of the Dark: Trusting God for our Future
This post article is also posted in the Gospel Blog by FEBC It’s not necessarily the dark that I’m afraid of, but more what I can’t see there. When I’m alone at night in a dark room suddenly a silhouette can become a sinister being and there can appear a menacing presence lurking where … Continue reading
Someone Loves You: How Great God’s Love is for You
This post article is also posted in the Gospel Blog by FEBC This Valentine’s Day, know that someone loves you. No matter who you are, where you are, or what you’ve done, there’s someone right now who loves you with an infinite and incomprehensible love. This is the same someone who put the stars … Continue reading
No Turning Back
No Turning Back by Whitney Schwartz She was young and scared with nowhere to turn. She was pregnant and alone with a lot to learn. She’d been told, “It’s your right to choose,” But they never told her what she would lose. She walked in for the operation, She walked out to self-condemnation. It … Continue reading
When Our Troubles Are Blessings Instead
This post article is also posted in the Gospel Blog by FEBC Sometimes in life we encounter delays and difficulties that disrupt the normal flow of things and interrupt our plans. Most of the time these are met by us with frustration and discontentment. How dare these intruders come unsought and unannounced into our … Continue reading
Water from the Rock: Living Thankfully
This post article is also posted in the Gospel Blog by FEBC Have you ever read the book of Numbers? If you have, you may have noticed the way the people of Israel seem utterly ungrateful and outrageously fickle, whining and complaining at the first sign of trouble. In Numbers 11, after the Lord … Continue reading
Out of Anywhere: Overcoming Bad Circumstances
This post article is also posted in the Gospel Blog by FEBC Do you feel worthless? Do you live in a bad part of town? Do you feel trapped by your circumstances? If the answer to any these is yes, I’ve got news for you—Jesus loves you and, through His power, you can change … Continue reading
The Bible…Rewritten?: Biblical Truth & Cultural Values
This post article is also posted in the Gospel Blog by FEBC Some people believe that if the Bible was written in today’s society, it would be different, it wouldn’t condemn sexual immorality, etc… Well, if the Bible was written in today’s society, it’s true that the language would likely be different, but the … Continue reading
The Laughter Plant: Why We Should Never Give Up on Hope
This post article is also posted in the Gospel Blog by FEBC The Laughter Plant. That’s not what it is, but that’s what I call it. It’s an Orange Star flowering plant that I got my mom for Mother’s Day one year. When it was in bloom, it was covered with bright orange flowers … Continue reading
Vessels of Beauty: Being Shaped by God
This post article is also posted in the Gospel Blog by FEBC He picks up the wooden board and places it on the table. He measures it, cuts it, chisels, and planes it. He thoughtfully carves it and with his skillful hands he forms into the shape that it was destined to take. Then … Continue reading