A Sanctifying Rebuke

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Revelation 3:19 As you read the Gospels, notice that some of Jesus’ sharpest rebukes were directed to those He loved the most. He told Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan!” (Matthew 16:23) To Martha he said, “Martha, Martha, you are...

On Love

The measure of love is to love without measure. (Note 1) Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure forever there. (Note 2) Note 1: St. Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva (1567-1622)....

Exalt The Cross In The Gathering Darkness

The cross is not simply part of our message to the world, but rightly understood it is the whole of it. Be faithful in your calling. Shine as a light in the world. Do not let compromise eclipse courage. It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed,...

I AM /11

“Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.” John 8:47 We started this I AM series with God’s answer to Moses’ question “Who shall I say sent me? This question is part of a longer...