by Kevin Murray | Mar 21, 2018 | Encouragement
“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed” (2 Pet 3:10). Let us backtrack: Soon after Eden...
by Kevin Murray | Mar 8, 2018 | Encouragement
“Then He told them a parable: ‘Behold the fig tree and all the trees; as soon as they put forth leaves, you see it and know for yourselves that summer is now near. So you also, when you see these things happening, recognize that the kingdom of God is near’” (Luke...
by Kevin Murray | Feb 1, 2018 | Challenges, Encouragement
Friends, I’m sharing this excerpt from Ken Boa’s book, Life in the Presence of God. It is compelling. “Andrew Sullivan, a contemporary commentator, recently captured the state of our current situation in a New York Magazine article about the slower pace of life...
by Kevin Murray | Dec 21, 2017 | Encouragement
The greatest Christmas present ever conceived? That’s easy: Jesus was sent to be born in the flesh, to live a sinless life, to die on the cross for our sins, so that we might be saved. And this morning, as I read Ephesians 2:8-9, I am reminded that you and I...
by Kevin Murray | Dec 7, 2017 | Challenges, Encouragement, Life Lessons
Many scoff at the idea that there could be a God since there is so much suffering in the world. They miss that only the existence of God can make sense of the suffering to start. An ant doesn’t question suffering in its life (and if you think it does, this is not the...
by Kevin Murray | Oct 4, 2017 | Encouragement, Life Lessons
I read Exodus 20:4-5—“You shall not make for yourself an idol…You shall not worship them or serve them…”—and the following, admittedly imperfect, thought experiment came to mind: Assuming I was the only man on Earth and God did not exist, would I write out a daily...
