Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 30, 2012 In the end, some offended people will refuse reconciliation and hang on to their hurts until their knuckles turn white. Letting go of past injustice s
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 27, 2012 What do you do when a fellow believer sins and will not repent? Jesus commands us to invoke church discipline. It is never easy to confront a sinning
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 26, 2012 No one ever said that reconciliation is easy. Rather, it can be very hard. But it is certain that reconciliation is necessary. It can take years to fo
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 25, 2012 Jesus never complained when He suffered. Why do we haul fellow believers into court when we think we have been cheated? Maybe it is due to all the cou
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 24, 2012 It is almost fashionable to sue someone these days. Court dockets are full as people demand payback for injustice. Sadly, too many of these cases invo
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 23, 2012 When you are under constant attack, you cry out for God to intervene and end the long misery. When God dethroned King Saul, David was anointed to be k
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 20, 2012 Someone is out to get me. That is what David must have thought as Israels King Saul tried to kill him for ten long years. Many people face const
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 19, 2012 Sometimes family feuds run for centuries. Generation after generation nurses the old grudges which keep people apart. But the cycle can be broken. For
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 18, 2012 Families can be torn apart by feuds, long-running animosities usually caused by someones past unjust actions. Whether due to some real or imagined h
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 17, 2012 It would be nice if all disputes could be resolvedall conflicts reconciled. In the real world that is not always possible. In some cases resolution
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 16, 2012 Eliphaz told Job, Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. Trouble is what two brothers in the Bible had. Jacob and Esau are classic ex
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 13, 2012 We all recoil hearing stories of killers who slay without conscience or remorse. We are especially disturbed when these people complain if they are no
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 12, 2012 Have you ever met a destroyer? A destroyer is someone who can inflict tremendous hurt without feeling any guilt. Sadly, destroyers are everywhere. Alt
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 11, 2012 Trying to predict all the effects of being offended is like trying to predict where all the waves will go when you toss a rock into a pond. When we re
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 10, 2012 It is instinctive to recoil from pain. But then there is inner pain. Some conflict in life is inevitable. But when others cause our conflicts, it is h
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 9, 2012 Although the church celebrates the resurrection of Jesus every year, in one sense it celebrates that great event every week. On the first day of the w
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 6, 2012 Many people have said things about Jesus, adding their biases to the biblical account of His life. But the most attested fact of ancient history is th
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 5, 2012 On the Mount of Olives outside Jerusalem is a church called Dominus Flevit, which means the tears of God. Near this spot, Jesus wept over a city w
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 4, 2012 On Palm Sunday we commemorate the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem just days before His trial and crucifixion. Even today, pilgrims to the Holy
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: April 2, 2012 No one has ever spoken words of greater simplicity or power than the words Jesus spoke in the famous Sermon on the Mount. Set against the backdrop of
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: March 29, 2012 Politicians do it, so do the media elitethey spin the news to their point of view, making truth a casualty. Getting to the genuine Jesus is crucial,
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: March 28, 2012 All of the good deeds ever done in the world cannot erase the guilt of sin that even a single member of the human race bears before a holy God. The Bi
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: March 27, 2012 God helps those who help themselves This is a phrase a lot of people mistakenly think is in the Bible. Certainly we need to take the initiative
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: March 26, 2012 Lasting financial gain is often short-circuited by an investors desires to fast profits. The same is true in life. Going for immediate pleasures can
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: March 13, 2012 Any marathon runner will tell you that there is only one winning way to the goal line. Taking a shortcut, even with a sincere attitude, will not get y
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: March 12, 2012 There are just two ways to approach an understanding of God: from the bottom up, or from the top down. Either you accept His written revelation, or yo
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: March 9, 2012 Modern man sees himself as the highest intellect on this planet. He also believes that he has the right to invent his own gods. As you run todays ra
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: March 8, 2012 Some theologians believe that God is without passion, that He has no feelings and doesnt personally suffer. But what does the Bible say? Pastor Lutz
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: March 7, 2012 All of us are in a race to go somewhere or do something. Before you do, spend some time in deep thought about God. Pause to ponder how God was affecte
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: March 6, 2012 In Old Testament times, it was often easier to see Gods hand at work in judging sin; today, though, it can feel as though sin is going unpunished.
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: March 2, 2012 A lot of people think that they can come to God any way they like, but God can only be approached in one way. Pause and consider this: what you think
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: March 1, 2012 If you believe a lie long enough, it becomes your truth. Many of us harbor falsehoods that can send us to hell. Please stop long enough to consider th
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 28, 2012 Many philosophers have seen a dual nature in mankind: good and evil coexisting, both fighting for ultimate control. The Bible paints a different pictu
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 27, 2012 Exposing ourselves to the light of Gods truth can be painful. Its not a pretty sight to see ourselves for who we really are. Coming clean before G
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 24, 2012 Under cover of darkness, criminals steal, kill and destroy. When they are brought to justice, we speak of bringing their deeds to light. The light
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 23, 2012 Control freaks are obsessed with themselves. Its sad, but true. By subjugating others, they seek to elevate their own importance. At some point, suc
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 22, 2012 Some people are so consumed with their own importance that they seek to control the lives of those around them to prove their worth. Such behavior is
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 21, 2012 (AT LARGE) Marquis examines moral dilemmas behind the headlines: The Duggars (a Christian family of 19) has their testimony attacked as an extortion
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 20, 2012 Its sad, but true: Christians are not immune to addictive behavior. Many are trapped in a web of deceit and bondage. Like those stuck in quicksand,
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 16, 2012 There is one person who is the key to how you relate to life and its stressful situations. That person is your dad. We may not realize the deep impa
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 15, 2012 Some people think you can get rid of anger by hitting something inanimate, and letting off steam. Trouble is, it doesnt work. Modern pop psychol
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 13, 2012 Weve all experienced the painful emotion of shame: either because weve done wrong, or because wrongs have been done to us. Sadly, some homes are e
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 10, 2012 Its a powerful and painful emotion. Weve all felt it, but some have felt it so deeply that it threatens to destroy them. Shame. This emotion can b
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 9, 2012 Its sad, but true: in our modern, enlightened culture, we no longer repent of our sins. Instead, weve learned to manage them. Were so decei
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 8, 2012 From presidents to paupers, a common theme of the human race is self-deception. We lie, and whats more, we enjoy it. Were far from being the inher
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 7, 2012 A carnival house of mirrors is a lot of fun. First youre fat, then thin, then both. But at the exit, the real you comes out. Many people are deluded
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 6, 2012 When Timothy McVeigh went to his execution, America was left wondering how a decorated war veteran couldve done something so evil. Many ask why seem
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 3, 2012 To win a major race, runners lose extra weight. They cast off everything that might slow them down on their way to victory. Believers are commanded to
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: February 1, 2012 When a man or woman is converted to Christ, many deep-seated desires change. We become givers rather than takers. Gods desire is that we see our mon