There is no greater impact on the world than these two three-letter words; names that have rung out over the universe since the creation. Yet, most of God’s creatures have no true understanding of who He is. Each of us conjures up in our own minds what we imagine GOD...
Abraham and Paul ~ Heirs of Promise
How exciting is our God! The Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ continues to amaze me as I sit under the preaching of His word. It is a joy to have my heart and mind opened to the truths that are expounded through the messengers...
Impressions and Expressions of the Gospel (Romans 1:16-32)
As our pastor is preaching through this most powerful of Paul’s letters (to the Roman Christians) my desire is to make note of the impressions that the Lord is leaving on my own heart and life; with the prayer that the gospel to which Paul was called and set apart,...
Turnstiles
What good are Birthdays now and then, Except to think what might have been; Unless we know of Whom we’re born; Who brings New Life, each day, each morn. Whose Eyes, to See; Whose Ears, to Hear; Whose Mind, to Understand How we, so small, so lost in time Are part of...
“COME” and “GO”
I have heard the message from Matthew 28 on the Great Commission in different places, from different pulpits, from tracts, television, from different pastors, etc.? It is always accompanied with the sense of guilt. The last time I heard it was no different, but my...
SELF-DESTRUCTION ~ Part 2
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...
HUMILITY: Chapter 2 The Secret of Redemption
Consumer advocates continue to report the dangers of a polluted world. We are told how to avoid certain toxins and how to overcome others. Our mind-set changes as we gain new knowledge of what affects us physically and personally. The same is true as we consider what...
A Year for HUMILITY
Andrew Murray’s book Humility is a time-honored publication, reprinted throughout the last century and this one. From his writing we see humility as the least taught and sought, and the most needed virtue of the Christian life; so it is not surprising that God is...
TRUTH ~ by Man’s Will or God’s Grace?
"So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy." Romans 9:16 ESV As deists, Voltaire and Diderot attacked Christianity---"their primary weapon aimed at the church was 'truth'." (Dr. Bruce Shelley, Church History in Plain Language*) "We...
