Can you imagine what your life would be like if you had no capacity to choose? There would be no joy, no purpose, no meaning, and no love. But what would it look like if everything anyone chose became a reality? What if your next-door neighbor chooses to put a large pile of trash in […]
The Creation of Man It was in the context of this great controversy that the creation story unfolds. God had planned for the creation of the earth and all life upon it, including a new race of intelligent creatures that could reproduce. Instead of creating many people, God created one person, Adam, from which all […]
God’s Intervention Every government has laws by which it operates. The order of the kingdom and the safety of its citizens are dependent upon those laws. And God’s kingdom has a law as well—a just and unselfish law which is a reflection of God’s character. The law of God—the Law of Life—is the law that […]
To understand the context in which suffering exists, we must understand something far greater than our own experience in this fallen world. We must understand the great controversy between God and Satan. God God is the source of all things good. He is the source of existence, life, power, space, matter, love, truth, etc. And God […]
Nobody likes to suffer. We all want comfort. That is because we were created for comfort, not suffering. When God created the world, there was no suffering. “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.” Genesis 1:31. And when Jesus returns, there will be no more suffering. “And […]
I have struggled with addictions for much of my life. And I know that no one is addicted to something because they want to be addicted to it. They are addicted because they can’t stop it. They are in prison, and they can’t get out of that prison. Yes, the addict enjoys the positive sensations […]
We evaluate all information that is available to us. First, the information is evaluated by the conscience to determine if the information is truth or error, good or evil, right or wrong. Then the information is brought to the heart (a part of the mind) where it is evaluated to determine if the information is […]
Overcoming Negative Thoughts The Displacement Principle: A battle plan for negative thoughts Thought/Feeling Principles You are not a slave to your thoughts or your feelings. You can (by God’s grace) choose what to think about and what not to think about. Feelings are a result of thoughts, so you can change how you feel by […]
Thriving Through the Loss of a Loved One A very close family member of ours has just received a terminal cancer diagnosis and has opted for hospice care at home. And we are at their home right now to help in whatever ways that we can. The aggressiveness of this type of cancer usually results […]
Why Relationships Do/Don’t Change What is it that lies at the foundation of relationships? Why is it that relationships change over time? And can you ever be secure in a relationship? Let us explore these important questions together right now. There are at least two things that lie at the foundation of relationships. One is […]
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