Defusing Disharmony
Conflicts among God's people are commonplace. But it doesn't have to be this way.
Conflicts among God's people are commonplace. But it doesn't have to be this way.
The role of government in carrying out justice also entails passing and upholding just laws for the good of the community and protecting the needy. Government is to seek, serve, and promote the common good of the people, not the good of the rulers.
God has chosen to leave us on earth to proclaim the Good News to a lost and hurting world.
Read Paul's words in Philippians 3:12-16 as a call for action…deliberate, immediate, and personal involvement.
To keep up the joy, for you and countless others, we need your financial support. Will you ask the Lord about sending a gift to Insight for Living Canada this month?
Paul boasted—at least until he met the Lord on a dusty road to Damascus. After that, all of his achievements he considered as “rubbish.”
If we truly desire to grow deeper, pull together, and go further than skin-deep superficiality in our relationships, we must remove those things that hinder true community.
Some people's lives are so noteworthy they become inspirational. The Bible is filled with accounts of such people, including two in the book of Philippians.
The goal in all of this is to get back on track. To live how God intends me to. Chuck Swindoll says God wants us to live abundantly—and challenges us to remember this every day.
Committing to the road less travelled has nothing to do with anyone else’s road or what he or she is doing on it. I’m not travelling any road except for the one God has allowed me to take.