Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
The Sabbath Symphony
When you enter into church the issue is what you contribute to the symphony for God. Paraphrased, Ecclesiastes 5:1-2 As we gather on Sabbath to join the symphony of praise and worship to our God and to draw closer to Him through His Word, here are seven simple things...
Truth And Lies
The truth is always quiet. It is the lies that are loud. Selah.
Acts Of Kindness
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted (Paraphrase, The Lion And The Mouse, Aesop circa 580 BC). Try to make at least one person happy each day. If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, think a kind thought....
God Is A Jealous God
God and the Holy Spirit (and Jesus) are one. We are each a Temple in which The Holy Spirit lives. The Holy Spirit loves us with agape love (see here). In return, He is jealous for all our love and attention. And He takes it personally when we give ourselves to the...
Conform Ye
God's purpose for His children is that they be conformed to the image of Christ (Romans 8:29). Being conformed is about intentionality. It's about imitation. We become what we repeatedly do and say. The apostle Paul encourages followers of Jesus Christ to model our...
Conform Ye Not
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2 CSB Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mould, but let God re-make you so...
Holy Boldness
Paul proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance. Acts 28:31 NIV If we have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, Jesus has sealed the redemption deal by giving us the Holy Spirit. We are the temple...
Called
As Christians, we are not primarily called to be holy men and women, but to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The fundamental reality of this realm is not human goodness, or holiness, or heaven, or hell. It is redemption. Personal holiness is an effect of...
For The Love Of God
One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap Jesus with this question: “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence. This is the most...
The Ethos Of Daniel
Ethos is the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution (Merriam-Webster). The Prophet Daniel was an obedient and faithful man of God. He displayed great integrity and wisdom. God himself likened Daniel’s...
Want To Hear From God?
God listens to those who take time to pray and speaks to those who take time to listen. @nickygumbel
On Truth
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened. Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
At The End
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. There is no judgment against anyone who believes in Him. But anyone who does not believe in Him has already been judged for...
Yesterday Today And Tomorrow
Live as if Jesus was crucified yesterday, rose from the dead today, and is returning tomorrow. Adapted, Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
Courage
Be strong and courageous. Deuteronomy 31:23 Individuals and societies fail when they are not strong and courageous. Courage is the rarest of all the good traits. There are far more kind and honest people than there are courageous ones. Kindness and honesty are...
Nincompoopery /2
Proverbs has much to say about fools (Note 1). The futility of trying to impart wisdom to a fool is the basis of Proverbs 26:4-5, which tell us how to answer a fool: 4 Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become as foolish as him. 5 Be sure to...
Braggadocio, In Christ Only
If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord. When people commend themselves, it doesn’t count for much. The important thing is for the Lord to commend them. Paul, circa 57 AD, 2 Corinthians 10:17-18 NLT You’ve seen the bumper sticker: “He who dies with the most...
Deterrence
Bumper Sticker Of The Week: I'm old. Life in prison is not the deterrence that it once was.
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