Oct
07
2007
Purpose, Meaning, a Reason for living - these are all things we desire and search for in life. Despite steps each one of us takes to find purpose and meaning, we still fill empty, unfulfilled. That is because there is a spiritual emptiness in each of our lives. We each have a hole in our heart, a spiritual vacuum deep within our soul - a “God-shaped blank”. Possessions won’t fill this hole, nor will success. Relationships alone can’t satisfy this emptiness, and morality, in and of itself falls miserably short of occupying this space. In fact, even religion can’t fill the void in our heart. Continue Reading »
Oct
07
2007
What does it mean to love God above all? This is the question that once asked by my beloved professor in graduate school, that eagerly trigger my subconscious mind to think for how many days and eventually motivated me to answer the query. Continue Reading »
Oct
07
2007
..Rejoice in the wife of your youth. As the loving hind and graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy you at all times; be exhilarated (literally, “intoxicated”) always with her love. (Pr.5:18, 19)” Continue Reading »
Oct
07
2007
A lot of people have been asking about true love; is there such a thing; if so, what is it? Is it attainable; if so, how attainable is it? If it were just love, I wouldn’t have so much difficulty. But, true love? Continue Reading »
Oct
07
2007
Dear friends, This past week has been filled with much sorrow. Many of you have heard by now of our devastating loss here in an event that took place in Malatya, a Turkish province 300 miles northeast of Antioch, the city where believers were first called Christians (Acts 11:26). Continue Reading »
Oct
07
2007
Most of us have heard preachers passionately warn in their sermons, “They are not the ten suggestions; they are the ten commandments”. Factually, no one can argue that point. Indeed, no one should argue that point. God gave us commandments. He did not mince his words. He said “thou shall” and “thou shall not”. Continue Reading »
Oct
07
2007
In Bible studies that I’ve taught, I’ve often had people talk with me afterwards and mention that they’re struggling because they’re not getting answers to their prayers. They want to have faith, they don’t think that they’re doing anything wrong, but nothing seems to be happening, nothing is changing. Continue Reading »