Posts by Karen Aldridge

In my own life, I find it helpful to remember that life is short and heaven is ahead. When I do, it makes a difference in how I live. With that in mind, I thought it was appropriate to share some thoughts from my mom about dying, written in a letter to her pastor....

“How does God meet you in trouble, loss, disability, pain? You probably already know the ‘right answer.’ He does not immediately intervene to make everything all better. ...

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” (Romans 15:13)...

In Romans 1, Paul writes that in the Gospel the “righteousness of God is revealed.” The Gospel reveals how to bring us into relationship with God, into living in alignment with His ways, and it gives us the power to do so. Despite this good news of the gospel, men, in their unrighteousness, suppressed the truth. Although they knew God, they did not honor God. ...