The path to heaven and eternal glory with God, which is presented by some today, is unreal. Even in the name of Christianity most of it is only “hype.” Another four-letter word that I see plastered all over the Internet describes how people feel about what they read...
How can this be? How can a person be alone but at the same time not alone?To understand, we must see ourselves as God our Father created us from the beginning.From Genesis, we learn that He formed man from the dust of the earth, and He breathed into his nostrils the...
The voice we use to cry to the Father is the voice He gave us to talk to Him and praise Him. More are the references in God’s Word of praise than of crying. In fellowship with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, (1 Jn. 1:3; Phil. 2:1) our voices are changed...
“I pray for them. I do not pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me. They are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine. And I am glorified in them.” Jn. 17:10-11 In our continued study of An Excavation of John 17, we find Jesus’ prayer to the...
(After a feast with my daughter and her family today, I am reminded of a vision of a feast years ago.) ********2014 For some reason my mind has been on food these last few days, not just on one item and not just on one meal, and not just for a common occasion. My...
With a conviction of how discipleship and fellowship are interrelated, I have come across former posts that speak of this relationship. Sometimes a seed sprouts and reveals what our Father planted years ago, now germinating so as to bear fruit where He has planned....
How much protein does my body need? We are continually alerted by the experts with information for what we need to live a healthy physical life. Yet, no matter how knowledgeable we are as human beings and how hard we try to take care of ourselves, there is a limit to...
When Jerry and I were caregivers for my mother, I used the following triangle to encourage her to remember her life would not end here. The blue line is the New Birth to Eternal Life. In 4 1/2 years with us she declined rapidly with Alzheimer's disease. Now, in this...
(Repost from 2017 following Sunday's sermon. Click on reference for audio and video. Phil. 3:12-16 Often I think of life as a simple “spiral.” It circles, and as it turns, advances a little at the time. Nothing is required for us to move in a downward spiral. A...