By Don Ruhl A poor member of a community visits a church, taking part in the worship services by listening to the prayers, listening to the sermon, noting the death of our Lord, singing the songs, and contributing to the collection. He is poor and like the poor widow in Mark 12, he gave all […]
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What If God Damned America?
You have seen the videos and heard the words of Mr. Jeremiah Wright, former pastor of the Trinity United Church of Christ—and please notice the distinction from the Churches of Christ—when he repeatedly denounced America with false charges. His position on asking God to bless America is this. The government, “wants us to sing ‘God […]
The Heart of the Action
In all things, Jesus is the center through the spirit John 6.63 By Don Ruhl (The idea for this article came from Eugene Peterson’s book, Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places) Who are you? How do you perceive yourself or how do you think others perceive you? Do you see yourself as rich or poor, […]
Suffering Shows the Love of God
By Don Ruhl Man says that suffering speaks against God. Atheists argue: If there is a God and He is all-powerful, He must not be loving, for suffering exists. Or they argue: If there is a God and He is all-loving, He must not be all-powerful, for suffering exists. Sometimes they simply reason: Suffering […]
Are Christians really supposed to love their enemies?
Love Your Enemies By Don Ruhl Enemies are one of the more difficult problems of life. We should not be guilty of making enemies through our own fault, that is, people should not dislike us because of our difficult ways. To have enemies is good, if because of our righteousness someone opposes us. […]
