How often have you as an adult wanted to cry aloud, but could not? Either you were too reserved, too prideful, or not desperate enough. At a certain time in our lives we pass the stage of childhood and forget what it was like to cry. We don’t know how to cry, nor to...
Whispering Hope (Lee and Fran 2012) Sheet Music Hymnary.org Soft as the voice of an angel, Breathing a lesson unheard, Hope with a gentle persuasion Whispers her comforting word: Wait till the darkness is over, Wait till the tempest is done, Hope for the sunshine...
“By the grace of God I am what I am.” 1 Corinthians 15:10 "Be this my motto, both as to my natural and spiritual life: how else could I have existed at all. Had not foreknowledge planned, and wisdom contrived, and power put every atom together, and fixed my scene of...
"Romans 5 is packed with the glorious treasure of the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ. The apostle Paul continues to describe the effectual working of the gospel in the life of the believer. In chapter one and chapter sixteen he expresses his purpose in writing...
LIFE in Christ for those Left Behind To the family, parents, and friends of one who has committed this final act I want to share God’s comfort. Such a death can bring grief that is sometimes greater than what is experienced in losing someone by natural means. ...
LIFE in Christ for Those Who Are Desperate “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 As distorted as life may be; as distant as God may seem to you; as distressful is...
I started this article last month after hearing about a neighbor’s twenty-three year old son who had taken his own life. I pick this up again after hearing the same thing last week from our daughter Lee, of a friend and former neighbor whom she had known since middle...
THIS is what I have. THAT is what I don’t have. THIS is what is near. THAT is at a distance. THIS is my own life. THAT is Life in Christ. THIS is within my reach. THAT is beyond my grasp. THIS is what I want. THAT is what God says I need. THIS is sin and misery. ...
12. In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. Col. 1:14. Having forgiven you all trespasses. Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his...