When a person has come to believe in God and that God calls people to follow him, the often asked question is, “How do I know what God wants me to do?” At Urbana 81, Robert Munger talked about “Knowing God’s Will.” Here are my notes:
How do we make right decisions (that is, the decisions [...]
Knowledge can be gained in one of two ways: acquisition or experience. If I tell my daughter that the stove is hot and that she ought not to touch it as it will hurt her, she has acquired knowledge. (It remains to be seen what she does with that knowledge.) If she [...]
I was in a youth choir at our church during my high school years and we liked a lot of Andraé Crouch’s music. One of his songs that we sang was “I’m Gonna Keep On Singin.’” Toward the end of the song the following was repeated with variations, “The whole world has got to know, [...]
Some friends gave me a voucher for a free United Airlines ticket that they were going to be unable to use. This was a real blessing because I was going to purchase a plane ticket to attend an ACMI (Association of Christians Ministry with Internationals) conference in Minnesota at the end of May. My friends [...]
When you see someone who is happy, it is normal to wonder why they are happy. Likewise, it seems abnormal for someone to have a big smile on their face for no apparent reason.
In thinking about “Joy” and “Happiness,” some would make a distinction. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Eleventh Edition) defines happiness and joy in the [...]
During a recent Bible study, we were discussing the “Fall of Man” (Genesis 3). As part of the consequences of Adam and Eve’s disobedience, God says, “. . . cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring [...]
I was reading in Wayne Grudem’s “Systematic Theology,” Chapter 16 on “God’s Providence.” He referenced the story in Acts 27:13-44 where Paul is traveling to Rome and the ship is being threatened by a storm. An angel of the Lord appears to Paul and says, “”Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand [...]