Taichung, Taiwan

Our Bible study group worked through a video series based of the book "This was Your Life" which is really excellent. I have read the book twice and watched the video series! It is REALLY good! One of the craziest points in the book was that every sin begins with the suspicion that God is not good. Our minds are a constant battle field of good and evil, but the moment that we think that God is not good is the moment that sin begins to grow. God said that his love is "unfailing", so why do we doubt that?  When I look back on my life and all of my answers prayers I know God is good and if that is not enough the Bible clearly states that God is good ALL THE TIME. I just need to put my trust in the truth and believe that he is good and everything works out for good. " For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope " (Jeremiah 29:11). So no matter what lies ahead in t...

I have taken the challenge of reading through the Bible in a year, which I am not doing very well at right now. However, I came across this man name Balaam, do you know what is story is? Most people don't because his talking donkey in the story takes the spotlight away from him. Balaam is found in the book of Numbers 22 and 23. King Balak summons him to curse the Israelites and on his way there the angel of the Lord blocked the road. That is the whole scene were the donkey talks, but what happens after that is amazing! King Balak tries to pay Balaam to curse the Israelites, but he blesses them instead because he is obedient to God. "'But how can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I condemn those whom the Lord has not condemned? I see them from the cliff tops; I watch them from the hills. I see a people who live by themselves set apart from other nations. Who can count Jacob's descendants, as numerous as dust? Who can count even a fourth of Israel's peop...