by Kevin Murray | Sep 4, 2018 | Challenges, Encouragement
“For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come” (Hebrews 13:14). I love a long walk through the trails and fields by my home. Sore feet and a tolerable ivy rash are the price I pay. Well worth it. The other day, though, I...
by Kevin Murray | Aug 21, 2018 | Encouragement
Salvation: deliverance from sin and its consequences brought about by faith in Jesus Christ. I heard this quote from a popular radio host whom I like: “If God doesn’t send Hitler to Hell, then I have no interest in such a God.” Sounds righteous enough. Only problem...
by Kevin Murray | Aug 7, 2018 | Life Lessons
It’s one thing to know a theological answer to get a passing grade in seminary, another to be able to work with that answer, turning head knowledge into life-changing reality, working out the path for life out of what God wants in all those theological words from you...
by Kevin Murray | Jul 24, 2018 | Encouragement
How is it that the tiny nation of Israel (not quite the size of New Hampshire) is the ground-zero religious and political firestorm of the world? How does it endure even though it is the only free market, democratic nation in a sea of more than a dozen other nations...
by Kevin Murray | Jul 9, 2018 | Life Lessons
I’m all for stewardship of the good Earth and valuing all forms of life and all that other do-gooder planetary stuff. It’s the misguided attitude that all forms of life are equally precious that I’m not for. The attitude doesn’t hold up in practice and leads to dire...