Finding God in the Midst of Suffering By Iris Smith
With the holidays behind us, we find ourselves looking forward to the new year,and what it might bring. After all the gift wrapping, parties, dinners, opening ofpresents, and all the…
With the holidays behind us, we find ourselves looking forward to the new year,and what it might bring. After all the gift wrapping, parties, dinners, opening ofpresents, and all the…
I asked my friend and editor-colleague in this ministry,
Tammy Maseberg, to write the main thought for this edition of the
newsletter. She is an incredible writer with a powerful testimony of
overcoming obstacles in relationships. Read as Tammy uses computers as
an analogy to minimizing and/or deleting the things that bother and hinder
us most in our lives. Also, give attention to the biblical truths she refers to, (more…)
Can we enjoy life—even when things are falling apart all around us? What does God say in theBible about where our focus should be? He wants us to take pleasure…
What comes after this life? Is there a heaven? These questions are a common thread throughout the human race. This is my story—my testimony—to offer hope and comfort to all of you concerning this great mystery.
I grew up with parents who loved to play and gave me a childhood filled with good memories. We had our very own version of Dick Van Dyke in my father. He wasn’t perfect, but he was so fun to be around and kept our home filled with laughter. We had a very large extended family, and we all gathered together for special events and on holidays such as Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas. We never ran out of things to do. My heritage is primarily Jewish, but my father had an Italian background with many Christians on his side of the family.
In the book of Jeremiah chapter 3: 19 to 22, says, “how gladly would I treat you like sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation. I thought you would call me father and not turn away from following me. But Like a woman unfaithful to her husband. So have you been unfaithful to me oh house of Israel, declares the Lord. A cry is heard on barren heights. The weeping and pleading of the people of Israel, because they have perverted their ways and have forgotten the Lord their God. Return, faceless people; I will cure you of backsliding. Yes, we will come to you, for you are the Lord our God.”