Author Archives: Dr. Howard Eyrich
What Do We Do When Our Prayers Have Been Answered
Introduction Well, of course, we rejoice and then go on about our daily lives, right? Wrong! When the Lord answers our prayers, it usually means that we now have new responsibilities. For example, friends prayed for a child to love. … Continue reading
A Plea for Compassion
Habakkuk 3 Introduction Habakkuk has just had a challenging conversation with the Lord God, during which he was informed of the coming discipline that the nation can expect. At this writing, America is less than twenty-four hours from electing the … Continue reading
Twenty Words That Bring Joy to Every Christian
This is the Day the Lord has made, and be glad in it Ps. 118:24; Remember and repent when you have fallen (Rev 3:5) Make Jesus the Apple of your eye: Focus on Jesus, the author and finisher of our … Continue reading
Why Arguing Does Not Work And What to Do Instead
Introduction I had a well-educated professional couple in my counseling office many years ago. Both professed to be believers from childhood and regular attenders at evangelical churches. They argued in my presence and indicated that it was characteristic of their … Continue reading
When Life Gets Tough, What Do I Do?
Promises to Contextualize Life Jesus offers some wonderful promises for living in the horizontal. For example, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, … Continue reading
How to Handle an Impossible Crisis
Text: Daniel 2 Introduction Daniel, a young man uniquely gifted to carry a unique life in a unique role in history, faced an impossible crisis. Just as God uniquely called Daniel, He has also uniquely called each of us to … Continue reading
An Invitation to Ponder the Book of Proverbs
Introduction The book of Proverbs is often viewed as an incohesive gathering of Proverbial says. I would suggest that the mind of Solomon and those who built upon him under Divine inspiration was a bit more complex. The first three … Continue reading
Ezekiel and The Twenty-First Century
Question of The Day When was the last time you thoughtfully read from the book of Ezekiel? I suspect the average pew dweller would, at best, need to answer with, “Honestly, I cannot remember.” I would respond with an A … Continue reading
Now Consider This
This is a different blog than I usually post. But this morning, while reading the Scriptures, this contrast set in Titus 1 and 2 struck me as a great reminder of the contrast between secular and Christian people. I encourage … Continue reading
Deliverance from An Addiction
I Samuel 7 Introduction Israel had become addicted to idolatry and foreign gods. Though “Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel” (4:1), they persisted in idolatry for the first twenty years of his prophetic ministry; it cost them … Continue reading