Topic: perseverance
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You Need to Persevere
Rev. Donald Geiger, Senior Pastor of Redeemer Bible Church and DTS Board Member, reminds believers to…
Frontlines Faith
Pastor Brent Burckart, Senior Pastor of Cornerstone Community Bible Church, challenges believers to minister in ways…
Five Prayerful Convictions
Dr. Ramesh Richard, Professor of Pastoral Ministries and World Missions and Intercultural Studies, President of RREACH,…
Semper Fi
I’ll never forget the 1983 terrorist bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut. Hundreds were killed…
Why Does God Allow Suffering?
While we acknowledge the fact that God's providential care rescues us from countless dangers, still, we…
Great Expectations?
For several months our five-year-old son Ben had been asking, “When are we going to the…
In the Face of Danger
It was the Carnival weekend and our sons Daniel and Stephen and their two cousins had…
La Babiña de la Navidad
NavidadIn Bogota, Colombia, a poor woman had lived a life of hardship since childhood. When she…
Lessons of a Long-Distance Runner
An official marathon must be exactly 26 miles, 385 yards long. For the average runner with…
Living on Borrowed Strength
The mother of four young children lay praying as she awaited the MRI. The results would…
Love Mercy
"CHAPLAIN, A CPR PATIENT IS coming in by ambulance in two minutes. The paramedics say it…
On Hold
EVEN IN THE touch-tone era, when you're in trouble, it can be hair-raising to wait for…
Stay the Course
I’m jogging once again. Not serious marathon type running (not me!)…I’m just getting up a little…
Why Does a Good God Allow Suffering?
Even as i write, the headlines scream out at me from the front page of the…
Forget Me Not: Caring for God's Aging Children
The setting is pleasant indeed—the billowing fields and meadows of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. From the upper…
Feel Trapped? A Biblical Perspective on Suicide
Some 23,000 people are murdered in the United States each year, and 32,000 Americans commit suicide. …
When You Feel Like a Failure
The pages of history are filled with failures, including some that are rather amusing. There are…
When You Don’t Fit In Because of Your Faith: An Exposition of 1 Peter
Some persecutions that come to Christians are rather intense. Saints in years past—and increasing numbers in…
Faith that Goes the Distance
The Sub-Sahara Desert west of Sudan and south of Libya is a no-man’s land. Travel nine…
Can Anything Good Come from Suffering?
We will never fully understand why God permits evil, but we know from the Bible that…
Petition: Bring Our Community Together
A few years ago as Valerie Simonds was walking through her Dallas neighborhood, which is full…
Gauges and Blinking Lights: Warnings Signs for Christians
Are any lights blinking on your personal dashboard? Especially if yours is a leadership role in…
Why Can’t I Change?
"Why can't I change?" This plaintive question occurs to many Christians, despairing over remnants of sinfulness…
Spiritual Spring Training
With spring sports in full swing, the smell of fresh-cut grass and the sound of cheers…
