Leading To Life

Helping you build a better life through better choices.


An Initiative of Church of God, the Father’s Call

Living by the Word

By Your Patience Possess Your Souls

In Luke 21 Christ is talking to His disciples who have asked Him what the sign will be that "these things" are about to take place.  The time of the end is the context: Nations are rising up against nations, kingdom against kingdom. There are famines, pestilences and great earthquakes in various places. As we go further away from these beginning signs which we can observe today it’s going to get more difficult for God’s people as the end times draw nearer. It becomes more intensely … [Read more...] about By Your Patience Possess Your Souls

Source of article -> Source

Focus on the Goal

The weekly Sabbath is a representation of entering into the Kingdom of God.  Its very interesting that God has made the high point of the week, the focus on His Kingdom. But why does God want us to be reminded of this so often and so strongly? An interesting experiment called the “invisible gorilla experiment” by Daniel Simmons and Christopher Chabris will help us understand why.  It is very important for followers of Christ to capture it’s meaning. In the experiment there were … [Read more...] about Focus on the Goal

The Value of Scripture

Recently we have been trying to provide a balanced view towards the things that are happening in the world and all of the commentary that goes along with that.  And the need to be looking into the word of God a great deal more than perhaps we have been doing. The words that proceed from the mouth of God are critically important; they are not abstract. Notice in Deuteronomy 30: “For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. It is not in … [Read more...] about The Value of Scripture

Our Life – A Means to the End

We know that our physical life is designed to end.  So, it is helpful to realize that our physical lives are simply a means to an end. “Means” is the action or path one takes to reach a goal.  “End” is the goal distinct from what one does to reach the goal.  Understanding what these are and being able to distinguish which is the “means” and which is the “end” is important as it helps all of us reach our intended goal. But what is the goal of human physical life?  What goal … [Read more...] about Our Life – A Means to the End

The Age of Uncertainty

The Centennial Edition of the Foreign Affairs Journal was a very interesting edition. The cover was absolutely black. And down on the bottom in a smaller space there was an individual holding what looked like a lantern, but it was the globe of the earth, giving off a very faint light and showing up very dimly around the ground that this individual was standing on indicating of course not very much light in a very dark world. The title of this edition at the bottom, underneath all of this was … [Read more...] about The Age of Uncertainty

Overcome Evil With Good

Life’s difficulties, as many have experienced, arise from various possible angles. Sometimes we cause our own difficulties through poor decisions.  However, trials also come through other people. Not necessarily from something we did to deserve it. But, wham!  We get hit hard because of what somebody else does to us, often because their way of life is in opposition to ours. It becomes a tangled web, a path of carnage.  People get caught in the middle and have profound effects on … [Read more...] about Overcome Evil With Good

A Spirit of Truth

What makes God's truth so powerful? In the Scriptures, God refers to Himself as the God of truth. Also, Christ says that He is the way...and the truth. And likewise, God’s Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of truth! But what can the truth do for us? “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, 'If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free,”' (John 8:31-32). God’s truth can set us free—if we continue steadfastly in … [Read more...] about A Spirit of Truth