Author Archives: Mary Elizabeth Palshan

(I chose to use the disaster of Hurricane Katrina as my example, because it highlights the flood victims’ unusual request, but I could have chosen any other cataclysmic event to prove that the coordinated efforts of both political parties, even … Continue reading →

The doctrine of justified by alone is such an important doctrine to me and many other Christians, so I wrote this for a very confused friend of mine from high school; he was wavering on some core doctrines of the … Continue reading →

“For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof” (I Cor 10:26). I can remember, back when I was a very young girl, my father knew I needed a vacation from all things vexing and confusing. So he hugged … Continue reading →

My friend, Donna Pinazzo, recently asked me a very deep, penetrating question, “How much good did Nelson Mandela do?” My response to her was: “The only way to rightly assess and answer that question is through the lens of Scripture. … Continue reading →

Self-Love or Selfless Love How important is it to have our own feelings and desires met? Is it not better, rather, to give ourselves and our time to God and to the service of other people? When we spurn the … Continue reading →

After Darkness… Light (Video from Geneva) byJohn Piper|October 31, 2012Category: category.description, :class => ‘category’) end.join(‘, ‘).html_safe % –> Subscribe to… All Blog Posts Dear Friends, Today is Reformation Day. Martin Luther posted his explosive 95 theses October 31, 1517. In … Continue reading →

Martin Luther was one of the most polarizing figures in all of Reformation history; and a man full of complexities (I often refer to him as the “ever mercurial” Luther). But the more you read this theologian’s thoughts (which were … Continue reading →

Shall we sit idly down and say, “The night hath come, it is no longer day?” The night hath not yet come, We are not quite cut off from labor by the failing light: Something remains for us to do … Continue reading →