It goes without saying that from Adam until the present time, people have been sinning. In fact, it is quite safe to say that all people who have ever lived have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). Knowing this, we thank God that Jesus died for our sins, making our salvation possible.
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As Becky and I passed through the checkpoint into southern Lebanon last month, it occurred to me that I had good reason to pray. Southern Lebanon is controlled by Hezbollah, a powerful terrorist organization that has been providing military support to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's current war against his own citizens. We were, in fact, entering Hezbollah's turf to pass out relief supplies to some of the one million Syrian refugees who have fled their nation's civil war.
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Their trademark attacks often occur under the cover of darkness. Avowed to eradicate all non-Islamic influence in the northern states of Nigeria that are ruled by Sharia law, Boko Haram terrorists have been striking villages, burning houses, churches, and schools and slaughtering fleeing Christians and moderate Muslims. An estimated 10,000 deaths have been linked to Boko Haram (a name that means "Western education is an abomination") in the past 12 years.
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What can one person do to make a difference in the wake of the most devastating typhoon in recent history? Quite a lot, especially when that one person is connected to the Lord and other like-minded people. Gary Hawkins, a native Alabaman with an accent you could pour over pancakes, is living proof.
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Kwang-Sun's* chest puffed with pride whenever he looked at the photograph of North Korea's "Dear Leader," Kim Jong Il, hanging on the wall of his humble dwelling. It had been years since he served in the North Korean army, and although his job was only that of a musician in the army band, he couldn't have been prouder to have played his part in service to his country. He had even performed in front of the "Dear Leader" himself.
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Lakshi heard it unmistakably: "Nataraj." What does that mean? she thought. She immediately told her husband, Ashok, kneeling next to her in prayer, that God had just spoken a strange word to her: Nataraj. He wondered what it meant, too, but as they pondered about it during the weeks that followed, they gained no insight. Nataraj was not a word they could find in the Hindi Bible or anywhere else.
Read MoreDo you remember Y2K? It was 14 years ago this month. Looking back, it is amazing that so many of us anticipated catastrophic events on January 1, 2000. Dr. James Dobson, a man I respect and who has been right about so many things, dedicated three radio broadcasts, interviewing experts, to help Christians prepare for the inevitable.
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Wherever Heaven's Family staff members travel around the world, we often encounter very poor families who don't have enough to eat, something that is unfamiliar to most of us who live in developed nations. The causes of food insecurity vary. Whether because of a natural disaster, a barely-functioning economy, greedy political leaders, foolish economic policy, war, or the death of a family's primary wage earner, hunger always breaks our hearts. What if it were us in such a situation? we ask ourselves.
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