The Way of Escape from Despair
Despair is a spiritual abyss. It is a black hole of the soul. It is treacherous quicksand. Send article as PDF
Author: jchowning
The Wrath of Man
Even though the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God (James 1:20), it has been repeatedly overruled by God and His providence to bring about His praise. Jehovah’s government of this universe is so perfect that He is able to…
Peaks and Valleys
A good writer writes about what he knows. In light of this maxim, the content of Psalm 74 suggests that Asaph lived through some very dark and difficult days of defeat—days haunted by the questions of “Why?” (vv. 1, 11) and “How long?”…
David in the Midst of a (Spiritual) Terrorist Attack
Like the giant Goliath, Satan loves to defy the soldiers of God’s army through fear on a daily basis (1st Samuel 17:3-11). How often he pounds on the door of your heart with fear and threatens to kick it down. What a nasty…
God’s View of the Righteous and the Wicked
One of the most practical definitions I have ever heard in my life is: “Wisdom is learning to look at life the same way God does and then living accordingly.” This definition itself is wise because when all the grains of sand in…
The Sure Testimony of the Lord
Though scoffers arise and cast aspersions towards God and His promise to reward the righteous and punish the wicked, God is not slack in keeping His word. When He chooses the proper time, He will judge uprightly; the earth and all its inhabitants…
Staying Focused on the Praiseworthiness of God
The expectation cannot be stated more clearly: “Let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name” (Hebrews 13:15). Like the light of a lamp (Matthew 5:15), the praise of God is not…
The Majesty of God
Atheism is foolish (Psalm 14:1) and inexcusable (Romans 1:20). The fingerprints of divine design cover every particle of the land, air, and sea. There is no creature in existence, no star in its course, no path in the sea that does not radiate…
What is Man?
Anthropology is a field of study that seeks to better understand the human race and what is means to be human. Its purpose is to answer the same question that David asked about 3,000 years ago. What is man? Send article as…
The Excellency of God
A fundamental challenge of every human being is to strive to develop a healthy and accurate understanding of the Being described in Scripture whose name is Jehovah. When David twice exclaims “How excellent is Thy name in all the earth!” (Psalm 8:1, 9),…