“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” (Proverbs 19:21, NIV). Today I read a profound statement: “You can’t fit God into your plan—He fits you into His plan.” However, we often try to fit God into our plans by saying, “God, will you bless this project?”…
“Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good” (Titus 2:14). I am here at the University of Oxford at the ISGAP Antisemitism Institute studying alongside Jews, Muslims and Christians. We are trying to develop ways to combat…
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought…
Are you a planner? Because of a busy schedule, I make lists so I don’t forget anything, but what do we do when things don’t go as planned,—and it’s not our fault? We record radio shows once a month and do interviews on Zoom. However, yesterday, our second interview was a no-show. His book was…
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives (Genesis 50:20, NIV). Have you ever been in a situation where you felt like you were being persecuted and then realized, in hindsight, that it was a blessing? I have, and still experience these moments…