Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like
The Kingdom of Heaven is like this: a man happens to find a treasure hidden in a field. And, in his joy, he covers it up again and goes and sells all he has in order to get enough money to buy the field. Matthew 13:44, Adapted Perhaps no parable in this series...
The More Things Change, The More They Remain The Same
Israel circa 685 BC, America et al circa 2023 AD Listen! The Lord’s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call. It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, He has turned away and will not listen anymore. Your...
Seven National Crimes
I don't think. I don't know. I don't care. I am too busy. I leave well enough alone. I have no time to read and find out. I am not interested. People of democratic nations are judged by the type and caliber of officers they elect. William J. H. Boetcher (1873 -1962),...
Consider This
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. What would you be willing to surrender to be used by God?
Being Our Own God
It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish. Saint Teresa of Kolkata (Calcutta), aka Mother Teresa
Give Thanks To The God Of Gods
His steadfast lovingkindness endures forever. Reading: Psalm 136
I Believe
I believe in God our FatherI believe in Christ the SonI believe in the Holy SpiritOur God is three in oneI believe in the resurrectionThat we will rise againFor I believe in the name of Jesus. Selah.
On Sin
If we say that we have no sin, we both deceive ourselves and make a liar out of God. His truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:8-10 Faithfulness /6
Great Is Thy Faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,there is no shadow of turning with Thee,morning by morning new mercies I see.All I have needed Thy hand hath provided.Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Faithfulness /5
Get Centered
Fretful? Fearful? Pull yourself together. Is your God not big enough? Faithfulness /4
This Day
I may not know what the day will bring, but I know who brings the day. Faithfulness /3
Continuous Sanctification
“The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self - all your wishes and precautions - to Christ.” C.S. Lewis Just as a new day brings a Providentially clean slate, so we too must surrender afresh. There are entire areas of our lives...
He Is Faithful
"Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us never wanes. It is not wearied by our sin or our indifference. It is entirely relentless in its determination that we shall be cured of those sins, at whatever cost to us, at whatever cost to Him." Adapted, C. S....
He Is Faithful
"Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us never wanes. It is not wearied by our sin or our indifference. It is entirely relentless in its determination that we shall be cured of those sins, at whatever cost to us, at whatever cost to Him." Adapted, C. S....
On Gratitude /5
Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Colossians 3:16 CSB We end our retrospective on gratitude where we began....
On Gratitude /4
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:14–15 ESV Here is the thing. Jesus did not come mainly to teach “love...
On Gratitude /3
In an arsenal that’s supposed to include things like mountain-moving faith, radical obedience, patient long-suffering, and second-mile self-denial, gratitude can feel like an optional add-on. Nice if you can get it, but not all that critical to making life run the way...
On Gratitude /2
Gratitude is part of the natural law; it's part of the moral law. You don't need the Word of God to know that you should be thankful or grateful. God never says, "I command you to be grateful." It's just assumed that you know that.
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