You can count on feeling angry sometimes in our fallen world. But if you allow anger to run wild through your mind, it will control your thoughts and behavior, filling your life with its destructive power and hurting people around… Read More ›
Christianity
All Have Eternal Life
The oldest known icon of Christ Pantocrator – Saint Catherine’s Monastery. The two different facial expressions on either side emphasize Christ’s dual nature as both divine and human. If you have ever heard a sermon preached on eternal life, then… Read More ›
Camouflaged Christians
Have you seen them? Shhh…..Look very carefully. They are there, very well-blended into their surroundings…into the world…so well camouflaged in fact that no one can tell the difference. They are the “Camouflaged Christians”. God’s Word gives several warnings against blending… Read More ›
Beautiful Scars- When I was a Christian
For a long time God has been nudging me about the need to be part of a community that not only shares their story, but speaks of redemption. An honest connection for sharing how God has used our scars as… Read More ›
Who does God choose?
Below is a recent devotional from Greg Laurie. http://www.harvest.org/ I have written a commentary after. Not Ability, but Availability “I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise… Read More ›
Faith or Presumption?
As children of God, we are free to ask Him anything we please, and once we ask, we can hope He will give us exactly what we’ve asked for. But to believe He will do something He has not promised… Read More ›
The theology of the chocolate sampler
One day you bring me a large, beautiful box of chocolates. There are all kinds, too, every type imaginable: some with nuts or cookies or caramel; some with raisins or cherries or other fruits; some with dark or light or… Read More ›
The Cowboys Spirit
He had been ride’n the herd for about three days. Watch’n the moon as the cattle graze. He had spent his nights sleep’n in the saddle. Keep’n calves alive is become’n a battle. His old eyes were weary and needed… Read More ›
Good or Evil…Right or Left…Call it What You Will
they label all of us People are jumping off the fence and they’re landing on the right—or is it far right—maybe left, far left, or right-center, maybe left-center? Depending on which news affiliate a person listens to, or which up-and-coming… Read More ›
A Tribute
I have here reposted the entire post, which I usually do not do. I wanted to share the entire post on this one today with all of you as it is Memorial Day and I thought this to be a… Read More ›
You Are Not Alone
“…I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age.”—Matthew 28:19 (Message Translation) What do you do when you are feeling all alone? Far too often, for far too… Read More ›
Am I Saved by Grace? part two
Christ Carrying the Cross, by El Greco, 1580. If you have not read part one or do not remember it, I would suggest you read it here. If we are saved…things will happen. There is no maybe in this, things… Read More ›
Remember Me
The Name of God written in Arabic calligraphy by 17th century Ottoman artist Hâfız Osman. Look up and see Me I am with you always Look not to yourself, but to Me When you are down and out When you… Read More ›
The Birth of Death
Death was a concept not yet introduced to the world in Genesis 4. At least not in the physical sense. For all we know our remote ancestors thought that death equaled thorns in the earth and pain in childbirth. That’s… Read More ›
Dragons of Yore
The “Ljubljana Dragon” in Ljubljana, Slovenia An old dragon of yore, born of a great one The great ones of yesteryear, a fable to many Great ones were plenty, in the times of old Great ones were power, great ones… Read More ›
Love Lost
What do we do when we are met with love unrequited, When we have brothers and sisters living lives of hypocrisy, When the face of man is seen for what it truly is? I remember sitting in the campus pastor’s… Read More ›
Don’t Despise Small Things, Part 5
God knows the plans He has for us, and those plans are for good, plans to give you a future, plans of hope. Hope in the Bible is not necessarily the same definition we use everyday. Hope in the Bible (the Old… Read More ›
YOUR LIFE APART FROM GOD
by Neil Anderson Romans 8:13, 14 If by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are… Read More ›
Don’t Despise Small Things, Part 4
1 Corinthians 1:1 “Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God…” Paul was called to be an apostle, and this calling was from the will of God Himself. God gives people different callings in life, Paul… Read More ›
YOUR NEW SKIPPER
by Neil Anderson Romans 8:12, 13 We are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh–for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die When I was in the Navy, we called… Read More ›
Don’t Despise Small Things, Part 3
Romans 2:4 “Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?” When you experience the riches of God’s goodness, His extreme forbearance (tolerance), His ability to… Read More ›
Don’t Despise Small Things, Part 2
Matthew 18:35 “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.” In the verse above Jesus tells of a parable where a man was forgiven a… Read More ›
Don’t Despise Small Things
Zechariah 4:10 “For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven rejoice to see The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. They are the eyes of the LORD, Which scan to and fro throughout the whole… Read More ›
Jesus, the Gospel, and Other Essentials of the Christian Faith
The Gutenberg Bible In the past I’ve written about Jesus, the Gospel and other Essentials of the Christian Faith. Jesus is, of course the cornerstone of the Christian faith. There’s a lot that I could say about our Savior. The thing… Read More ›
Matt Camphuis Missions
Please check out this young man who is moving to Ecuador to become a full time missionary. God has moved in his life, and he is answering the call to the missions field. Prayers and support would be appreciated! http://inspirationalchristiansfortoday.com/matt-camphuis-missions/… Read More ›
The Big Picture
Looking at the big picture can be both comforting and scary. When we are dealing with the affairs of our lives, we must have an idea of what we are dealing with, to make an informed assessment of the big… Read More ›
11. Friends Who Love
11. Friends Who Love Depression, by its very nature, is an isolating experience. When it has a hold of me in full throttle, I feel as though I’m standing behind a piece of glass, thick and clouded. I can see… Read More ›
Granbee’s Critters
Along came Granbee’s critters, all manner of folk in tow Old Ugly, and Young Bluesey too With a hoot and a holler, all bounded off Adventures afar, and love near to thee Old Stump Woman called Old Crow did answer,… Read More ›
You Choose
We all know the story of Adam and Eve and if not it can be found in Genesis 2:4 and Genesis 3. Personally, I think the devil has used this story to draw a line between men and women. Which by… Read More ›
Why I Believe
This is an event that some of you know that happened in my life…one of the ways God directly answered me, in a really miraculous and wonderful way. It’s not my salvation experience. It actually happened 18 years after I… Read More ›