Author: Administrador

Topics: Achievement; Death; Materialism; Meaning; Riches References: Job 27:16–17; Psalm 39:6; Ecclesiastes 2:26; Matthew 6:19–21; James 5:3 Sudden loss often simplifies life. For example, a man who found himself in a hospital bed wrote: I came to realize I no longer really cared for what the world chases after, such as how much money you … Continue reading “LESSONS
IN A HOSPITAL BED”

Topics: Afterlife; Death; Human Condition; Legacy; Limitations; Mortality; Salvation; Satisfaction References: Psalm 49:10; Ecclesiastes 1:2; 12:6–7; John 11:25–26; Hebrews 9:27; James 4:14 What will be your last words? Here are some from other people: “Nothing matters. Nothing matters” (Louis B. Mayer, film producer; died October 29, 1957). “It is very beautiful over there” (Thomas Edison, … Continue reading “LAST
WORDS”

Topics: Assurance; Attitudes; Discouragement; Faith; Love; Marriage; Overcoming; Peace; Security in God; Spouses; Testimony; Thankfulness; Tragedy; Victorious Living References: Psalm 23:4; Matthew 5:4; John 16:20; Romans 8:35–39; Philippians 4:6–7; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 Kelly James, a landscape architect, and two of his friends were climbing Mount Hood in Welches, Oregon, when they encountered a blizzard. Kelly … Continue reading “HOLDING
HER TIGHT”

Topics: Complacency; Consequences; Creation; Danger; Death; Fear; Mortality; Nature; Respect; Risk; Tragedy; Vulnerability; Watchfulness References: Psalm 39:5; Proverbs 6:27; 14:12; Galatians 6:7–8; James 1:14–15; 4:14; 1 Peter 1:24 Steve Irwin, the “Crocodile Hunter,” was killed September 4, 2006, while filming wildlife along the Great Barrier Reef. Irwin was best known for the wildly popular, wildly … Continue reading “CROC
MAN KILLED BY PUSSYCAT”

Topics: Abundant Life; Fulfillment; Human Condition; Limitations; New Life; Perfection; Self-worth; Sports; Success; Weakness References: Ecclesiastes 6:12; Jeremiah 29:11; Matthew 5:48; 1 Corinthians 15:58 Ed Lorenz bowled a perfect game, then had a heart attack and died. The sixty-nine-year-old retiree had started bowling in 1957 and had bowled two other perfect games in 2004. His … Continue reading “WHAT
A WAY TO GO”

Topics: Alertness; Consequences; Danger; Death; Disobedience; Eternal Life; Hell; Judgment; Mortality; Salvation; Sin; Temptation; Threats; Watchfulness; Worldliness References: Psalm 23:4; Proverbs 2:11–15; 4:11; 14:12; Matthew 7:13–14; Hebrews 11:8 The dirt and rock road that stretches about forty miles and descends from La Paz (at twelve thousand feet) down to the beautiful rain forest town of … Continue reading “COURTING
THE ROAD OF DEATH”

Topics: Acceptance; Body of Christ; Christians; Community; Compassion; Example; Forgiveness; Grace; Grief; Kindness; Love; Mercy; Mourning References: Matthew 5:7, 43–48; Luke 6:27–36; 17:4; Romans 12:17–19; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:12–13 On the morning of October 2, 2006, Charles Carl Roberts barricaded himself inside West Nickel Mines Amish School. After murdering five young girls and wounding six … Continue reading “SHOWING
US HOW TO MOURN”

Topics: Blessings; Death; Disease; Heaven; Home; Illness; Longing; Mortality; Needs; Perseverance; Suffering; Thankfulness; Valleys References: 1 Kings 17:17–24; Job 29:18; Psalm 23:4; 56:5; Mark 5:35–43; Philippians 4:19 Fred Smith, an influential businessman who has mentored Christian leaders for several decades, was seriously ill in the summer of 2004. He was hospitalized, semiconscious, and not expected … Continue reading “TAKING
ME HOME”

Topics: Anxiety; Courage; Danger; Deliverance; Doubt; Fear; Growth; Healing; Overcoming; Sanctification; Self-discipline; Spiritual Formation; Testing; Trials; Worry References: Romans 5:3–5; Philippians 4:6–7; 2 Timothy 1:7; Hebrews 2:14–15; James 1:2–4; 1 Peter 1:6–7; 1 John 4:18 I recently went to the doctor for allergy tests to determine what was triggering my asthma. The nurse practitioner pricked … Continue reading “CURING
FEAR”

Topics: Alertness; Danger; Death; Perspective; Preparation; Second Coming; Threats; Training; Vulnerability; Warnings; Watchfulness References: Psalm 73:2; Ecclesiastes 9:11–12; Isaiah 46:9–10; Jonah 3:3–6; Matthew 24:42; Colossians 4:2; 1 Peter 1:13; Revelation 16:15 When Dave Boon first saw the avalanche that swept his car over a guardrail on Interstate 40 in Denver, Colorado, it was only a … Continue reading “AVALANCHE
AHEAD”