Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
A Certain Sinner
Describing a certain sinner: This man does not need to be restored; he needs to be born again.
God And Sovereignty
If God is not sovereign, God is not God.
MY GOD,
Thou hast helped me to see, that whatever good be in honour and rejoicing, how good is he who gives them, and can withdraw them. That blessedness does not lie so much in receiving good from and in thee, but in holding forth thy glory and virtue. That it is an amazing...
Even Though
Even though the fig trees have no fruit and no grapes grow on the vines, even though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no grain, even though the sheep all die and the cattle stalls are empty, I will still be joyful and glad, because the LORD God is my...
Only God
For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness. Psalm 107:9 NKJV Nothing else will satisfy your soul. Not riches. Not things. Not a new car. Not a vacation. Not a dream house. Not a sport or hobby. Not sexual pleasure. Not food. Not...
What Is At Stake?
There are two ways to die. The first is to be welcomed into God's presence for eternity (Note 1): "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints." Psalm 116:15 That is one way. The other way is to "die in your sins." John 8:21, 24 If you die in your...
All I Want To Know Is How Much
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. 1 Peter 1:18-19 NIV The things...
Yes
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are all Yes in Christ. And so through Him the Amen is spoken by us to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 1:20, Adapted.
In The Beginning
We are called out of darkness into light, to wit: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And then the...
For Auld Lang Syne
Should old acquaintance be forgotAnd never brought to mind?Should old acquaintance be forgotIn the days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dearFor auld lang syneWe'll drink a cup of kindness yetFor the sake of auld lang syne. (Note 1) Another year draws to a...
On Obedience
We are called not to comfort or success, but to obedience. Adapted, Karen Watson, missionary (1966 - 2004)
Fairy Tales
“Religion is a fairy tale for people afraid of the dark.” Stephen Hawking (1942 - 2018) “Atheism is a fairy tale for people afraid of the light.” John Lennox (1943 - )
Words We Love
Shalom (Hebrew, šālôm “well-being”): a state of wholeness and security embracing both the physical and spiritual dimensions and relating not only to the individual, but also to entire communities and relationships among persons.
Be Holy
The motto "be yourself" has become Satan's counterfeit to God's "Be holy, for I am holy." 1 Peter 1:16 Uncertain Attribution
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Glory to the newborn King.
Emmanuel
In the first light of a new day, no one knew He had arrived. Things continued as they had been, while a new born softly cried. But the heavens, wrapped in wonder, knew the meaning of His birth. In the weakness of a baby, they knew God had come to earth. Hear the...
A Savior Is Born
For unto you is born this day in he city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 ESV
Yielding Our Birthright For Pottage
"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." Paul of Tarsus In Hoc Anno Domini. In the year of our Lord. Some 2,000 years ago a Light came into the world, and the world has never been the...
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