Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
On Wisdom
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper. Proverbs 9:10 CSB, Proverbs 19:8 NLT
Small Things
"If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883 - 1970)
The Last Adam
Too many people read the story of Jesus' temptation by Satan (Matthew 4:1-11) as just another event without realizing it was actually a crisis situation. Paul referred to Jesus as "the last Adam" (1 Corinthians 15:45). Jesus came to restore all that the first Adam...
We Know Not Our End
"When I was sixteen, I won a great victory. At that moment I felt I would live to be a hundred. Now I know I shall not see thirty. “None of us know our end, or what hand will guide us there. A king may move a man, a father may claim a son. But that man can also move...
Bumper Sticker Of The Week
Honk if you love Jesus. Text if you want to meet him.
As He Is Holy, Let Us Be Also
Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy. Exodus 20:8 NRSV We have said it before. It is worthy of repeating. We do not rest on the Sabbath so we can work during the week. We work during the week so we can rest and refresh our souls on the Sabbath. Celebrating the...
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...
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