6.  God speaks to me through prayer Psalm 54:2Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth. Many new Christians say they don’t pray because they don’t know how.  Many praying Christians quit praying because they don’t believe God answers their prayers or because it seems as though their prayers go up…

5.  God speaks to me through the counsel of the saints. Proverbs 12:15 The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.  Whether you are a Christian or not, there will always be people in your life willing to give you a multitude of advice.  Some of it will be…

4.  God speaks to me through common sense I have been known to marvel at the choices some people make.  What seems to be the most basic of principles slips through the grasp of some minds.  Once, a mother was explaining the disobedient and destructive behaviour of her child to me.  “We just want him…

3.  God communicates with me through circumstantial signs The most popular ‘catch-phrase’, I think, in Christian circles is, “When God closes a door, He opens a window”.  God daily guides me through those things going on around me. Abraham, around 100 years old, considered his tired old body all but dead.  His wife, Sarah, was…

2.  God communicates with me through the Holy Spirit: If you’ve ever read the book Pinocchio, you will remember little Jiminy Cricket.  Jiminy’s sole ambition was to see the very best for young Pinocchio.  Jiminy encouraged, prodded, protected and interceded on Pinocchio’s behalf.  Pinocchio was trying to become the best boy he could be and…

Have you ever heard someone say that God can’t be a loving God because He lets bad things happen?  How about that the Bible is full of contradictions so it just cannot be true?  Or perhaps, “He just doesn’t care about me.” Last night, we were at a small group study and one of the…

Today is my baby’s birthday.  It is so hard for me to believe, not only that she is already seven, but also that she is the last one. Some days I am so tired that I cannot begin to comprehend having anything more to do.  When I consider, though, the overwhelming joy that the love…

And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor.” Matthew 13:57 Day in and day out we are home with our children and often feel like police or referees. We cook and clean and teach and cook and clean…

And the word of the LORD came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He replied, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they…

I was reading over some old correspondance when I came across this letter.  The recipient had asked me how I could take a stand for Christianity opposed to other religions and how I could justify eliminating (as much as physically possible my and my family’s exposure to other ‘benevolent’ religions.  She asked specifically how I…