by Edward Thal | Dec 21, 2023 | Article
We are not called to understand God or to explain God or to present God made pretty with frills and velvet wrapping—we must simply obey God. This obedience includes accepting the reality that everything we see, hear and touch in “this present evil world” (Galatians...
by Edward Thal | Dec 21, 2023 | Article
People who scarcely give God a second thought as they sleepwalk through life are quick to blame God when they suffer unexpected personal loss. Disaster is a wake-up call, and we expect God to be on the other end of the phone answering our questions: “Why is this...
by Edward Thal | Dec 21, 2023 | Article
The triumph of the human spirit against oppression and evil flows from the individual decisions we make, the small positive things we do, when we refuse to yield the principle of Good. Through the ages, men and women have chosen good over evil at great personal cost,...
by Edward Thal | Dec 21, 2023 | Article
God gave many wonderful gifts to Adam and Eve, the first humans. Among the gifts were physical life and soul life that included self-awareness and free will. The couple were also gifts to each other, and together they were given a perfect world to explore, to regulate...
by Edward Thal | Nov 6, 2023 | Article
I don’t have much faith. Not if we’re talking about the kind of faith that squinches its eyes, holds thumbs, takes a deep breath, empties the mind, and waits for results. Mark Twain described this faith as “believing what you know ain’t so.” Some call it “blind...
by Edward Thal | Nov 4, 2023 | Article
Psalm 91 is a glorious record of God’s special oversight and protection for those yielded completely to Him. It is referenced by Satan as applying to Jesus Christ (Luke 4:10-11). It does, but it just as surely applies to anyone walking with God as one of the “many...
