Did you ever wonder why God uses some people more than others What is God looking for in you and me so that He can greatly use us Chip tackles this question and the answer from scripture just may surprise you [... more]

Not long ago we moved to a new home just a short distance from our old one Despite the close proximity we still needed to load all of our belongings onto a moving truck because of the timing of the financial transactions Between the sale and purchase our furnishings stayed on the truck and our family found temporary lodging During that time I was surprised to discover how ldquo at home rdquo I felt despite the displacement from our physical home mdash simply because I was with those I love most my family For part of his life David lacked [... more]

Clifford Williams was sentenced to die for a murder he didn rsquo t commit From death row he vainly filed motions to reconsider the evidence against him Each petition was denied mdash for forty-two years Then attorney Shelley Thibodeau learned of his case She found that not only was there no evidence to convict Williams but that another man had confessed to the crime At the age of seventy-six Williams was finally exonerated and released nbsp The prophets Jeremiah and Uriah were also in deep trouble They had told Judah that God promised to judge His people if they didn [... more]

When the hut of a settler in a mountainous region of Alaska caught fire the settler was left without adequate shelter and with few provisions in the coldest state in the United States mdash in the middle of a frigid winter Three weeks later an aircraft flew over and spied the large SOS the man had stamped out in the snow and darkened with soot and he was finally rescued nbsp The psalmist David was certainly in dire straits He was being pursued by jealous King Saul who sought to kill him And so he fled to the city of [... more]

Frustrated and disappointed with church seventeen-year-old Trevor began a years-long quest for answers But nothing he explored seemed to satisfy his longings or answer his questions His journey did draw him closer to his parents Still he had problems with Christianity During one discussion he exclaimed bitterly ldquo The Bible is full of empty promises rdquo Another man faced disappointment and hardship that fueled his doubts But as David fled from enemies who sought to kill him his response was not to run from God but to praise Him ldquo Though war break out against me even then I will [... more]