Solomon wrestles with how God makes everything beautiful in its time in light of the fact that injustice often seems to reign in and around every corner. Yet though injustice…
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus exhorts his disciples and the crowds that were listening that "Blessed"--happy--"are those who mourn..." Why? "...for they will be comforted." Implication? Mourning is…
We begin our series on Ecclesiastes with an overview. Pastor Mollenkopf notes that living our lives without reference to God brings futility, but joyfully embracing God’s gifts and fearing Him…
When Jesus cried from the cross, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?," his words echoed from a psalm of David, Psalm 22. A cry of despair, but…
Life has many burdens, sorrows, and trials. Yet, David in Psalm 55 reminds us to cast all your burdens on God because He will sustain you.
Even believers have times where we wrestle and wonder, “Why does evil seem to prosper and doing good get punished?” “Should I bother doing what is right?” “Is there even…
This morning, our missionary to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in northern Utah, Josh Longoria, exhorts the saints to "consider Jesus" from Hebrews 12. Not only did our Savior obtain…
From the second chapter in the Bible where God warns of suffering for disobedience to the second to the last chapter of the Bible where suffering is no more, the…
2 Corinthians 4:7 is a verse known by many Christians, but what is this treasure of which Paul speaks? And why does he describe this treasure as being in jars…
In this life under the sun, everything upon which we might set our hope will fail us. Money. Friends. Spouse. Job. Health. We have no certainty that any of these…