Faith

Is condemning the fallen bad for the Church?

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For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved (John 3:17). Everybody stumbles and everybody fall sometimes; including the most pious among us. However, as Christians we routinely ignore these fundamental biblical facts, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23)… “There is none righteous,… Read More ›

Sounds in the Sky

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Just a quick note here, please pray for Drusilla if you would that her shoulder would be healed. Thank you to those of you who pray. 🙂 I have re-injured my right shoulder and it is affecting my right arm… Read More ›

A Prayer

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Heavenly Father, I pray you would grant me the strength to make it through each day. Lord I cannot live this life on my own…I so desperately need you. Strengthen my arms…and guide my steps. Show me the path I… Read More ›

‘Body of Christ’

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I was thinking the other night about just how important we are all to one another. We are truly linked together within the body of Christ, and what connects us is LOVE one for another. Love is like veins within… Read More ›

Knowing God (Part Two)

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“When My Father and Mother Forsake Me, Then The Lord Will Take Me Up” — Psalm 27:10 Well, they did and He did. God kept His promise. ~=~=~=~=~ The primary way that I have known God through out my life… Read More ›

Knowing God (Part One)

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One of my regular readers and commenters asked me if I could calculate how much of my knowing God has to do with bible knowledge and how much has been through personal experience. I had to think about it, but… Read More ›

Bride-Atude Eight: The Light Keepers

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Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven…   We have a habit of associating persecution only with ‘non-Christian’ countries and oppressive regimes. Especially in democratic societies we tend automatically to think that… Read More ›

Be Kind, Please Rewind

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Kind thoughts are rarer than either kind words or deeds. They imply a great deal of thinking about others. This in itself is rare. But they also imply a great deal of thinking about others without the thoughts being criticisms…. Read More ›

The Struggle in Today’s Church

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(Photo credit: Wikipedia) How would you like your eggs today, over-easy, scrambled, fried, sunny-side up, soft-boiled, hard-boiled, poached, or shirred?? How about your steak; rare, medium rare, medium, medium well, or well done?? Choice of potatoes? This sounds like questions… Read More ›

Being Filled with the Spirit

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We are all filled with something, mostly ourselves, or, like some of the Christians at Ephesus, that and way too much wine (Eph. 5:18). The point is that whatever fills us controls us, constantly captures our attention, and occupies our… Read More ›

SET ME ON FIRE!

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The story goes that a woman was milking her cow by the light from a little lamp of oil. The cow kicked over the lamp. The flame kindled a wisp of hay, and another wisp, and another, until all the… Read More ›

The Woman at the Well – Part 2

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(John 4:27-30, 39-45) In the last post we looked at the conversation between Jesus and the woman at the well. We saw the interactions between them and there were lessons that are useful to understand today coming from that discussion…. Read More ›

Struggling with Addictions

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Opium poppies (Photo credit Wikipedia) Have you ever had an addiction? Maybe you find yourself struggling with one even now. For those who have never been addicted to something, they cannot possibly begin to understand what it is like. An… Read More ›

“For We Were Slaves”

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I have reposted this entire article as it is rather short. This was written by Deb over at Deb’s Blog. Great poem, hope you enjoy it! You can see the original post here. While you are there, why not check… Read More ›