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Category Archives: God’s control
How great is our God!
Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name. But who am I,… Continue reading
Wisdom for trials and suffering
“He knows the way he takes,” even if for the moment we do not. Perhaps God is preparing us for forms of service of which at present we have no inkling. Continue reading
Posted in Blessed by God, discouraged, Discouragement, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Loss, Questioning God, Seeking God, Suffering, Trials, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom
Tagged feeling discouraged, loss of hope, suffering and god, Suffering for Christ, Trials of Job, Trials of life, what to do when discouraged
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The Almighty has terrified me
Trusting in the goodness of God’s providential hand even when I can’t see it. Continue reading
Does God control weather?
Sooner or later, someone will ask how God relates to things we call natural disaster? And how should God’s protection be understood? Continue reading
Knit together in my mother’s womb
Let’s pause and reflect on truth from Scripture before entering the abortion debate. Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Pro-life, Questioning God, Seeking God, Walking with God
Tagged Abortion, Pro-life, Psalm 139, Roe v. Wade
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America – a place to live or to die?
It seems like all our public places are vulnerable. Grade schools, universities, theaters, malls, workplaces, churches, grocery stores… Many foreigners have begun to view America, not as a place to live, but a place to die. Continue reading
Does God control everything?
Does God have a plan that will conquer what feels like the chaos of human history? If God has control over everything, is he not a cosmic puppeteer pulling our strings when he wants us to dance? Continue reading
Posted in Evil in the world, Fear of God, Glorify God, God, God as Potter, God's control, God's Heart, God's power, God's Will, Mad at God, Problem of evil, Questioning God, Reformed Theology, Salvation, Security of salvation, Seeking God, Sovereignty, Study of God, Theodicy, Theology, Walking with God
Tagged Free will, Is God in control?, Sovereignty of God
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God knit us together
The truths in this psalm do not exist in empty theory. They must be understood in the complexities of life in a fallen world Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Creation, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, Sovereignty, Wisdom
Tagged God as author of life, Pro-life, Psalm 139
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God’s dispositional will
This dimension of God’s will reveals that God is not inwardly disposed to or delighted by… Continue reading